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Message: <blockquote data-quote="sschind" data-source="post: 817983" data-attributes="member: 10247">I don't disagree.  It wouldn't take much convincing to make me change my mind.  I'd take both on my team in their prime and be very very happy about it.I assume you mean this quote. Failure as a result is an option ... Failure to try is notI can't see it as I have signatures blocked and I forgot it was even there. I think I first saw it from the owner of a reptile keepers website I have been a member of for years.  I'm not sure where he got it and I was always going to ask but I never did.  If I need to provide credit I'll say Rich Zuchowski.I guess it just stuck with me as I was watching my nephews rise up the ladder in their various sporting endeavors.   While I am not a proponent of the "everybody is a winner"  and "everybody gets a trophy"  mentality I do feel that the "winning is all that matters" mentality can be equally frustrating and detrimental to young children.  Children do need to learn they can't always be the winner but they also need to know that that is OK.  Putting forth your best effort is what is really important.  Sometimes the other guy is just better.Now maybe for adults making millions of dollars that seems a bit sensitive but I really don't care about them.</blockquote>

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