It's not whether you win or lose, it's how you play the game

Cultural  

1. Reaching a goal is less important than giving our best effort. (Compare Winning isn't everything; it's the only thing.)

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Example Sentences

“And remember, it’s not whether you win or lose, it’s how you play the game. So be sure to read the instructions—so you’ll know how to play the game.”

From Literature

To this day, we teach our children that it’s not whether you win or lose—it’s how you play the game.

From The Wall Street Journal

How far we've fallen from Grantland Rice's, “It's not whether you win or lose, it's how you play the game.”

From New York Times

It’s one of the oldest cliches around: “It’s not whether you win or lose, it’s how you play the game.”

From Forbes

Photograph: Justin K Aller/Getty Images North America Oh sure, everybody says "it's not whether you win or lose, it's how you play the game".

From The Guardian