Robert Zuppke? Red Grange? Harry Gaspar? Robert Haven Schauffler? Anonymous?
- A good loser is no good.
- A good loser is a perennial loser.
- A good loser is still a loser.
Would you please explore the history of the first saying?
Quote Investigator: In 1924 a newspaper in Santa Ana, California discussed prominent sports figure Robert Zuppke who won multiple national championships while he was the football coach at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The newspaper reprinted quotations from Zuppke that originally appeared in a magazine article. Emphasis added to excerpts by QI:[1] 1924 November 6, Santa Ana Register, Section 3: Sporting News, West Winds: Here and There in Local Sports by Eddie West, Quote Page 17, Column 3, Santa Ana, California. (Newspapers_com)
In the Nov. 8 issue of Liberty, Zuppke speaks his mind in part as follows:
“When I say that a good loser is no good I am merely making a statement that every American, whether in sport or in business, knows is true if he will stop and think. It is not commendable or desirable to be a good loser.”
Coach Zuppke further elaborated on the topic; he wanted intense efforts from his players:
“It is my experience that all quitters are good losers. The right kind of player must have a fear and horror of losing. If he hasn’t he will not tap his reserve energy in a game.”
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References
↑1 | 1924 November 6, Santa Ana Register, Section 3: Sporting News, West Winds: Here and There in Local Sports by Eddie West, Quote Page 17, Column 3, Santa Ana, California. (Newspapers_com) |
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