Comments on: Olympic Failure? http://catalystleadershipcoaching.com/quotes/olympic-failure/ News, commentary, and inspiration for leaders Wed, 07 Jan 2009 14:03:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Alex Dashkevich http://catalystleadershipcoaching.com/quotes/olympic-failure/#comment-253 Alex Dashkevich Thu, 21 Aug 2008 15:20:20 +0000 http://catalystleadershipcoaching.com/?p=169#comment-253 I think your quotes are nice inspiration in life in general. But when it comes to competitive sports, especially at such a high level, a more appropriate quote might be "Second Place is the first loser". Nobody wants to settle for silver. But don't worry - it looks like teh US Gymnasts picked themselves up nicely in the individual events. Maybe they just don't value teamwork? :-) I think your quotes are nice inspiration in life in general. But when it comes to competitive sports, especially at such a high level, a more appropriate quote might be

“Second Place is the first loser”.

Nobody wants to settle for silver. But don’t worry - it looks like teh US Gymnasts picked themselves up nicely in the individual events. Maybe they just don’t value teamwork? :-)

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Learn from the past
Enjoy the present
Build for the future

Leopold O. Walder

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