Second Place Quotes

• No one remembers who came in second.

  Walter Hagen

  Memories, Remember

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• Coming in second place just means you were the first person to lose.

  Jeff Hawkins

  Mean, Firsts, Persons

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• There is no such thing as second place. Either you're first or you're nothing.

  Gabe Paul

  Yankees, Firsts, New York Yankees

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• I didn't lose. I got second. That's still winning. How could I be unhappy with second place? There are a million people who would love to be in my position.

  Lauren Alaina

  Winning, People, Unhappy

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• Because I came in second place, it makes me want to work harder

  Diana DeGarmo

  Hard Work, Want, Work Harder

  "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• In the end, it's extra effort that separates a winner from second place. But winning takes a lot more that that, too. It starts with complete command of the fundamentals. Then it takes desire, determination, discipline, and self-sacrifice. And finally, it takes a great deal of love, fairness and respect for your fellow man. Put all these together, and even if you don't win, how can you lose?

  Jesse Owens

  Inspirational, Positive, Success

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• Winning isn't everything, but it beats anything in second place.

  William C. Bryant

  Positive, Attitude, Winning

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• I am tired of all these golfers who are happy with second place. The only one who will like you if you come in second place is your wife and your dog. And that is only if you have a good wife and a good dog.

  Gary Player

  Dog, Tired, Golf

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• Second place is the first loser.

  Dennis Anderson

  Racing, Firsts, Dirt Bikes

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• No one remembers who took second place and that will neverbe me.

  Enzo Ferrari

  Remember

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• Second place is just the first place loser.

  Dale Earnhardt

  Inspirational, Car, Racing

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• My dad taught us that there's no greater distance than that between first and second place.

  Janet Jackson

  Dad, Distance, Winning

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• You're all playin' for second place.

  Larry Bird

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• Whatever the reason, first place was always Solo, always, always, always, and second place was usually Chewbacca, because if you weren't the one saving the galaxy, you might as well be eight feet tall and covered with hair.

  Charles Yu

  Eight, Hair, Feet

  Charles Yu (2010). “How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe: A Novel”, p.30, Vintage

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• When you get second place, you say 'I could have won it here, I could have won it there.' When you win, you never say anything; it's finished.

  Greg LeMond

  Winning, Say Anything, Finished

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• Second place is meaningless. You can't always be first, but you have to believe that you should have been - that you were never beaten - that time just ran out on you.

  Vince Lombardi

  Believe, Winning, Should Have

  Vince Lombardi (2003). “What It Takes to Be #1: Vince Lombardi on Leadership”, McGraw-Hill Education

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• If you want to find the real competition, just look in the mirror. After awhile you'll see your rivals scrambling for second place.

  Criss Jami

  Real, Mirrors, Competition

  Criss Jami (2015). “Killosophy”, p.45, Criss Jami

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• I think second place is always the most difficult one. It's not a nice feeling.

  Bill Vaughan

  Nice, Thinking, Feelings

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• I give dignity second place to expedience.

  Jack Vance

  Giving, Dignity, Expedience

  Jack Vance (1998). “The complete dying earth”

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• Nobody remembers second place.

  John Cena

  Wwe, Remember

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• Once you agree upon the price you and your family must pay for success, it enables you to ignore the minor hurts, the opponent's pressure, and the temporary failures.

  Vince Lombardi

  Inspirational, Motivational, Family

  Vince Lombardi (2000). “What it Takes to be #1: Vince Lombardi on Leadership”, McGraw Hill Professional

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• My advice would be to follow your dream. Most of my life, I was in second place before I came in first place. I hope that inspired people to never give up.

  Jackie Evancho

  Dream, Giving Up, People

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• There is no doubt that man is a competitive animal and there is no place where this fact is more obvious than in the ring. There is no second place. Either you win or you lose. When they call you a champion, it's because you don't lose. To win takes a complete commitment of mind and body.

  Rocky Marciano

  Commitment, Wrestling, Animal

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• I put my career in second place throughout both my marriages and it suffered. I don't regret it. You make choices. If you want a good marriage, you must pay attention to that. If you want to be independent, go ahead. You can't have it all.

  Lauren Bacall

  Regret, Independent, Careers

  "Personal Quotes/ Biography". www.imdb.com.

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• Second place is really the first loser.

  George Steinbrenner

  Firsts, Loser

  "George Steinbrenner: What I've Learned". Interview with Cal Fussman, www.esquire.com. January 2002.

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