Be Resilient with 20 Defeat Quotes

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1. The mark of a great player is in his ability to come back. The great champions have all come back from defeat. -Sam Snead 

2. Defeat should never be a source of discouragement but rather a fresh stimulus. -Robert South 

3. Defeat is not the worst of failures. Not to have tried is the true failure. -George Edward Woodberry 

4. If you learn from defeat, you haven't really lost. -Zig Ziglar 

5. When defeat comes, accept it as a signal that your plans are not sound, rebuild those plans, and set sail once more toward your coveted goal. -Napoleon Hill 

6. What is defeat? Nothing but education. Nothing but the first step to something better. -Wendell Phillips 

7. Victory is sweetest when you've known defeat. -Malcolm Forbes 

8. Remember you will not always win. Some days, the most resourceful individual will taste defeat. But there is, in this case, always tomorrow - after you have done your best to achieve success today.-Maxwell Maltz 

9. Remember no man is really defeated unless he is discouraged. - Bruce Lee 

10. I learned much more from defeat than I ever learned from winning. -Alfred Adler 

 11. You've got to learn to survive a defeat. That's when you develop character. -Richard M. Nixon Quotes 

12. Believe you are defeated, believe it long enough, and it is likely to become a fact. -Norman Vincent Peale 

 13. A man is not defeated by his opponents but by himself. -Jan Christian Smuts 

14. I've learned that something constructive comes from every defeat. -Tom Landry 

15. While one may encounter many defeats, one must not be defeated. – Maya Angelou 

16. Opportunity…it often comes disguised in the form of misfortune or temporary defeat. – Napoleon Hill 

17. Never talk defeat. Use words like hope, belief, faith, victory. - Norman Vincent Peale 

18. In the time of darkest defeat, victory may be nearest. - William McKinley

 19.Defeat doesn't finish a man -- quit does. A man is not finished when he's defeated. He's finished when he quits. -Richard Nixon

20. I think everyone should experience defeat at least once during their career. You learn a lot from it. -Lou Holtz