“You're never as good as everyone tells you when you win, and you're never as bad as they say when you lose.”

— Lou Holtz

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American college football coach, professional football coac… 1937

Carol Plum-Ucci (1957) American writer

Source: What Happened to Lani Garver

“Never argue when you're winning.”

Laurell K. Hamilton book Cerulean Sins

Variant: Never interrupt when you're winning.
Source: Cerulean Sins

“I also was afraid I was a very bad actress, because I'd become famous very fast and was making money for people. When you're making money, they're never going to tell you whether you're good or bad. They don't care. I knew that if I had any talent, this would kill it. I never wanted to be a famous bad actress!”

Salma Hayek (1966) Mexican-American actress and producer

O interview (2003)

“It's never just a game when you're winning.”

George Carlin (1937–2008) American stand-up comedian

“Life is a game of chess and you never really know when you are winning or losing.”

Adolfo Bioy Casares (1914–1999) Argentine novelist

"La vida es una partida de ajedrez y nunca sabe uno a ciencia cierta cuándo está ganando o perdiendo."
Una muñeca rusa, 1991.

“Rules and Things Number 63: Never, Ever Say Something Bad About Someone You Don't Know--Especially When You're Around a Bunch of Strangers. You Never Can Tell Who Might Be Kin to That Person or Who Might Be a Lip-Flapping, Big-Mouth Spy.”

Christopher Paul Curtis book Bud, Not Buddy

Source: Bud, Not Buddy

“When you lose, say little… When you win, say less.”

Matt Hughes (1973) American mixed martial artist

“When you lose, say little. When you win, say less.”, WeHeartMMA.com, 2012-09-07 http://weheartmma.com/post/2913241877/matt-hughes-when-you-lose-say-little-when-you-win-say-le,