A Quote by Knute Rockne
If winning isn't everything why bother to keep the score?
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If winning isn't everything, why do they keep score?
I don't follow the thought; "Winning is not important, playing the game is". If that is in fact true; then why do we keep score??
Goals don't bother me, even though it is my job. I am as happy when team-mates scores as I am when I score. Winning is what matters.
If winning weren't important nobody would keep score.
Everyone's scared. So scared they can't sleep sometimes. Or eat. Or keep their weight on." "Then why bother playing?" I asked. It was a whisper, this question. "Because. You love the game. You love the people you play with. You love winning, maybe. You love that one moment when you get it right . . . I dunno. Why do you play?" "Because," I whispered, "it's who I am." Sounds like a good reason to me.
You cannot go around and keep score. If you keep score on the good things and the bad things, you'll find out that you're a very miserable person. God gave man the ability to forget, which is one of the greatest attributes you have. Because if you remember everything that's happened to you, you generally remember that which is the most unfortunate.
You have enemies? Why, it is the story of every man who has done a great deed or created a new idea. It is the cloud which thunders around everything that shines. Fame must have enemies, as light must have gnats. Do no bother yourself about it; disdain. Keep your mind serene as you keep your life clear.
If the playwright knew every little thing about his play, why bother? There must be discovery all the time, otherwise why bother to do it?
You know, directors are funny people. They live with these movies for a year or more. And when you go in to score the picture, you're fooling with their child. They want to know everything that happens to the score - and why.
Why bother with Google when I have a wife who knows everything about everything!
But, once you get a taste for shutting people up, it's hard to stop. Why bother winning the debate when it's easier to close it down?
If I keep on winning and keep putting the work in, then everything else falls into place.
If you don't play to win, why keep score?
If it doesn't matter who wins or loses, then why do they keep score?
Half of the time, it's about winning, but as a receiver, you do want to score touchdowns. I do want to score.
[Malcolm Subban] is probably winning the battle cause we had a couple skates together and I didn't score too much on him. So I guess I'll say that I'm waiting for the game to score on him.
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