“Winning isn't everything, but losing is nothing.”
Red Symons (1949) Australian broadcaster and musician
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“Winning isn't everything; it's the only thing”
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."
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