Takedown Report

Winning and Losing

By Nancy Justis, Outlier Creative Solutions
“Sometimes when you win, you actually lose, and sometimes when you lose, you really win, and sometimes when you win or lose, you actually tie, and sometimes when you tie, you actually win or lose. Winning or losing is all one organic mechanism, from which one extracts what one needs.” -Gloria Clemente, White Men Can’t Jump
“Coach, what is the difference between winning and losing?”
I think for a moment, knowing that this must have been on his mind for a long time to be asking me so early in our conversation.
“Three inches.”
There was silence on the other end of the line. I waited. I would have waited as long as it took while Preston tried to figure out what his old coach was trying to tell him.
“Okay, coach, I give in. What does that mean?”
“What does it mean to you?”
“Well, if I know you well enough, you are getting deep on me right now, and it doesn’t have anything to do with the scoreboard.”
He knows me well.
“When was your last practice?” I ask.
“Early this morning.”
“Did you run sprints?”
“Yeah, lots.”
“Line to line?”
“Yes, I always touch the line.”
“Does everybody touch the line?”
Rest of the story at
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August 28, 2019 - Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized