Winning is Everything

My philosophy on any sort of competitive activity (including video games) is that winning is everything. Part of this comes from my natural desire to want to win, and part of it is how absolutely sick I am of people saying winning is not important. Many of the people who take the route of 'playing for fun' just do it because of their lack of skill in a particular activity and do not want to embarrass themselves. I have never been this way, I always try my hardest whether I am good at the activity or not. Now I'm not saying that it's impossible to play a game just for fun, but at its root, it should be about winning. Now before you go off saying that I am probably a jerk who goes into online matches or plays sports and belittles anyone who is not on my level, you got me all wrong. I play hard, and do what it takes to win.

What do you guys think? How important is winning to you?

No, it's the only thing.rockguy92

Aosth is better, so I win?JigglyWiggly_

Haha, nice try, but it's definitely not. Most people don't remember AoStH, I'm proud of you.

Many child psychologists and education experts suggest that competition is potentially damaging to a child's development, as it leads to a psychologically instilled dog-eat-dog mentality, which is what Humanity has been trying to un-instill in these enlightened times. As for willingly entering into competition, there is a difference between healthy and unhealthy competition.

This thread will not win the competition.

You should be playing to win AND for fun.

If I lose, it really sucks, but oh well, I'll just use that loss as an example to better myself, so that I can win next time! ;)

But I always do things for fun. I want to compete in things that I find are fun.

Winning is everything, to you. Me personally I don't care if I win or lose, does that bother you?Im_single

If you truly don't care (and I have no way to prove you wrong), then it doesn't bother me. What does are the idiots who pretend not to care when they really do and it's easy to tell, and they're just using it as a self-defense mechanism.

Sometimes is important other times is not. This aint even something i have doubts or something, and neither you would have. You will find someday why. its just a matter of time. Winning aint always the best thing, and sometimes winning wont even make you feel better.Drakes_Fortune

I don't mean to be advesarial, but I can't stand wise guys like you. People like you often put themselves on a pedestal sayinng they are above having the desire to win. This philosophy is just straight out of a feel-good movie, where a team or person loses for a nobler cause. In real life, there are very few exceptions to winning being of the upmost importance. Don't take this personally though.

Impossible. If winning is everything then nothing else could exist.

Winning is good, but it's worthless without losing.

Winning is one-forth of everything. You must lose to learn from your mistakes.

Also, I prefer the word "sucess".

You obviously have a low self esteem if you feel you ABSOLUTELY MUST win at everything. Tauruslink

[QUOTE="Tauruslink"]You obviously have a low self esteem if you feel you ABSOLUTELY MUST win at everything. btstlouis

[QUOTE="btstlouis"][QUOTE="Tauruslink"]You obviously have a low self esteem if you feel you ABSOLUTELY MUST win at everything. ghoklebutter

[QUOTE="Drakes_Fortune"]Sometimes is important other times is not. This aint even something i have doubts or something, and neither you would have. You will find someday why. its just a matter of time. Winning aint always the best thing, and sometimes winning wont even make you feel better.btstlouis

I don't mean to be advesarial, but I can't stand wise guys like you. People like you often put themselves on a pedestal sayinng they are above having the desire to win. This philosophy is just straight out of a feel-good movie, where a team or person loses for a nobler cause. In real life, there are very few exceptions to winning being of the upmost importance. Don't take this personally though.

[QUOTE="JigglyWiggly_"]Aosth is better, so I win?btstlouis

Haha, nice try, but it's definitely not. Most people don't remember AoStH, I'm proud of you.

Actually, I can see what SatAm can be seen as better, I thought that at one point, until I saw the Sonic comics... made by Archie. Let me just fetch you a picture... (It's based on SatAm, and oh lordy is this comic series bad)

Wait are you willing to cheat to win?Tauruslink

[QUOTE="ghoklebutter"][QUOTE="btstlouis"] Or you could have low self-esteem because you're not willing to put everything you got on the line with the possibility of failure...btstlouis

Your philosophy is that winning is everything, but then you say that winning at everything

is not realistic. So your "philosophy" means nothing? Self destruction at it's best.

You obviously have a low self esteem if you feel you ABSOLUTELY MUST win at everything. Tauruslink

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[QUOTE="JigglyWiggly_"]Aosth is better, so I win?JigglyWiggly_

Haha, nice try, but it's definitely not. Most people don't remember AoStH, I'm proud of you.

Alright, we can agree to disagree :). I love AoStH too, I have the box set.

Ricky Bobby: "If you ain't first, you're last."

Competition drives our world today. Quite frankly, this is one of the things I wish there was less in our world.

[QUOTE="Tauruslink"]Wait are you willing to cheat to win?btstlouis

[QUOTE="btstlouis"][QUOTE="ghoklebutter"] That's not how it always is. To not win at everything is realistic.Im-not-normal

Your philosophy is that winning is everything, but then you say that winning at everything

is not realistic. So your "philosophy" means nothing? Self destruction at it's best.

How is that self-destructive? Just because you acknowledge that there will always be someone that is better than you does not mean that winning cannot be the most important thing to you...

[QUOTE="btstlouis"][QUOTE="ghoklebutter"] That's not how it always is. To not win at everything is realistic.unholymight

Chill, I'm 18. Just a guess, are you going to mock me for my supposed immaturity?

[QUOTE="unholymight"][QUOTE="btstlouis"] I realize that winning at everything is not realistic, but trying is a necessity. Success will come with that.btstlouis

Chill, I'm 18. Just a guess, are you going to mock me for my supposed immaturity?

Define "winning"._en1gma_

At the end of a competitive activity, if your score is higher than your opponent's.

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[QUOTE="unholymight"] I take it you're going to ignore my question?unholymight

Chill, I'm 18. Just a guess, are you going to mock me for my supposed immaturity?

What does that mean?

[QUOTE="Im-not-normal"]

[QUOTE="btstlouis"] I realize that winning at everything is not realistic, but trying is a necessity. Success will come with that.btstlouis

Your philosophy is that winning is everything, but then you say that winning at everything

is not realistic. So your "philosophy" means nothing? Self destruction at it's best.

How is that self-destructive? Just because you acknowledge that there will always be someone that is better than you does not mean that winning cannot be the most important thing to you...

It's self destructive because you're choosing to believe something that isn't real when

you know the truth. But then again I could care less so you win.

[QUOTE="_en1gma_"]Define "winning".btstlouis

At the end of a competitive activity, if your score is higher than your opponent's.

[QUOTE="btstlouis"]

[QUOTE="Im-not-normal"]

Your philosophy is that winning is everything, but then you say that winning at everything

is not realistic. So your "philosophy" means nothing? Self destruction at it's best.

Im-not-normal

How is that self-destructive? Just because you acknowledge that there will always be someone that is better than you does not mean that winning cannot be the most important thing to you...

It's self destructive because you're choosing to believe something that isn't real when

you know the truth. But then again I could care less so you win.

I don't follow, sorry.

[QUOTE="unholymight"][QUOTE="btstlouis"]

Chill, I'm 18. Just a guess, are you going to mock me for my supposed immaturity?

btstlouis

What does that mean?

[QUOTE="btstlouis"]

[QUOTE="_en1gma_"]Define "winning"._en1gma_

At the end of a competitive activity, if your score is higher than your opponent's.

EDIT: At the end of an activity where there can be a winner or loser, your score is higher than your opponents.

[QUOTE="_en1gma_"]Define "winning".btstlouis

At the end of a competitive activity, if your score is higher than your opponent's.

Not for me. I mean, i try my best in competitions, but i dont do it for winning, though it would be awesome if i won though.