You've got to lose to know how to win.

I'd have to say losing the title to Ali in '74 was the lowest moment in sports for me. It was the most devastating thing in my boxing career, and it still hurts to this day.

Stop counting your losses and start counting your blessings. Only then will you discover that losses are always easier to point out and count than blessings. And that your blessings will always outnumber your losses, for they are truly immeasurable.

If the Age of Sport has been all champagne and roses hitherto, then expect our love affair with its newly-acquired prominence to become increasingly tainted by scandals about cheating. Sport is losing its shine and allure.

The secret of genius is to carry the spirit of the child into old age, which means never losing your enthusiasm.

To many people fall short of their goals because they mistakenly believe that losing is just another comfortable place to sit.

People live too much of their lives on email or the Internet or text messages these days. We're losing all of our communication skills.

If losers can exploit what their adversaries teach them, yes, losers can become winners in the long term.

You only reveal your game plan when you know you're winning, or losing.

I lost my family,” he says softly. The tone of his voice justifies my earlier regret. “If you have nothing to love, you have nothing to lose. Even your own life becomes meaningless.