The Musings Of An Opinionated Sod [Help Me Grow!]

Absolutely hate it.

But I also understand there are benefits to it.

Well, if you lost despite giving your all.

Because losing is a lesson.

It forces you to take a long hard look at yourself.

What you did.
What you didn’t.
What you can improve.
What you need to improve.
What you can take forward with you.

And while there’s the famous Vince Lombardi quote:

“Show me a good loser and I’ll show you a loser”

… I’ve found those who take loss on the chin aren’t necessarily doing it because they don’t care, they’re doing it because they do.

But recently I found incredible quote from Muhammad Ali.

A new way to look at the role of losing … and I love it.

What a way to own loss …

Turning the narrative from despair to character.

Changing judgement into inspiration.

And to do that when you’ve lost the ‘fight of the century’ … incredible.

But then Ali always knew the role and responsibility he held.

He may not have wanted it, but he was not going to close the door on those who needed it.

Needed him.

Needed his direction, inspiration and articulation.

Needed to know there was a chance of a better life than the one others wanted them to have.

Which is why it makes everything even more perfect that he then went on to win that fight.

Twice.

Because honour in losing was just preparation for his honour is victory.

In a World of white, toxic machismo … how we could do with Ali’s majesty right now.