did. What does that tell us? All three with different objectives met them and they were all winners, regardless of who won the medal. As Mark Twain said, it is better to deserve an honor and not have it than to have it and not deserve it. Because dignity is not in possessing but deserving. If winning is the only objective, a person may miss out on the internal rewards that come with winning. More important than winning is winning with honor and deserving to have won. It is better to lose honorably than to succeed with dishonesty. Losing honorably may signify lack of preparation but dishonest winning signifies lack of character. The real test of a person's character is what he would or would not do if he knew he would never be found out. It is not worth compromising one's integrity and taking shortcuts to win. You may win a trophy but knowing the truth you can never be a happy person. More important than winning a trophy is being a good human being. Winners live and work every day as if it were the last day. Because one of these days it is going to be the last and we don't know which one it is going to be. When they leave, they leave as winners. There are some defeats more triumphant than victories. --Michael de Montaigne WINNERS ARE GRACIOUS Remember, winners are gracious. They never brag about themselves, they respect and appreciate their team members and opponents.
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