“I want to win, I want to win everything. If I have a chance to win, why not?”
Alexander Ovechkin (1985) Russian ice hockey player
Paul Hunter (June 12, 2008) "Ovechkin fashions himself a designer", The Toronto Star, p. S02.
“I want to win, I want to win everything. If I have a chance to win, why not?”
Alexander Ovechkin (1985) Russian ice hockey player
Paul Hunter (June 12, 2008) "Ovechkin fashions himself a designer", The Toronto Star, p. S02.
Stephen Harper (1959) 22nd Prime Minister of Canada
Montreal Gazette, April 2, 2003: On the Iraq war.
2003
“Winning isn't everything, but losing is nothing.”
Red Symons (1949) Australian broadcaster and musician
Attributed quotes
“Winning isn't everything; it's the only thing”
Vince Lombardi (1913–1970) American football player, coach, and executive
Actually spoken by 1950s UCLA football coach Henry Russell "Red" Sanders. Lombardi always denied he had said this although it is close to something he did say: "Winning isn't a sometime thing; it's an all the time thing."
Misattributed
Ho Chi Minh (1890–1969) Vietnamese communist leader and first president of Vietnam
Instructions Given at the Conference (Fall 1950)
1950's
“Winning may not be everything, but losing has little to recommend it.”
Dianne Feinstein (1933) American politician
Source: Nine and Counting: The Women of the Senate
“Winning is a state of mind that embraces everything you do.”
Bryce Courtenay The Power of One
Source: The Power of One
“The healthiest competition occurs when average people win by putting in above-average effort.”
Colin Powell (1937) Former U.S. Secretary of State and retired four-star general
1990s, My American Journey (1996)
“[…]take a loss and make it a win.”
Robert T. Kiyosaki (1947) American finance author , investor
Rich Dad Poor Dad: What the Rich Teach Their Kids About Money-That the Poor and the Middle Class Do Not!
Stephen Harper (1959) 22nd Prime Minister of Canada
Montreal Gazette, April 2003: On the Iraq war.
2003