--- title: "11 Tough loss Quotes by 9 authors" description: "Browse 11 Tough loss quotes by 9 authors. Discover the best Tough loss sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/26f/ron-brown-71623_athlete_great-teams-work-harder-after-a-tough-lo_2260838.jpg" --- > [Great teams work harder after a tough loss.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ron-brown/great-teams-work-harder-after-a-tough-loss/) Ron Brown [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/26f/ron-brown-71623_athlete_great-teams-work-harder-after-a-tough-lo_2260838.jpg) > [Once, I lost my father and tennis helped me to go through that tough loss.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aryna-sabalenka/once-i-lost-my-father-and-tennis-helped-me-to-go-through-that-tough/) [Aryna Sabalenka](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aryna-sabalenka/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/18f/aryna-sabalenka-6735_father_once-i-lost-my-father-and-tennis-helped_3016233.jpg) > [It's amazing, as a player and as a coach, how you always remember the tough losses better than the victories. They're just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-howland/it-s-amazing-as-a-player-and-as-a-coach-how-you-always-remember-the/) [Ben Howland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-howland/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5f0/ben-howland-8555_amazing_it-s-amazing-as-a-player-and-as-a-coach_1421626.jpg) > [When you have a tough loss, go through it and agonize. I had one loss that I still want to change, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-shue/when-you-have-a-tough-loss-go-through-it-and-agonize-i-had-one-loss/) [Andrew Shue](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-shue/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/47e/andrew-shue-18216_important_when-you-have-a-tough-loss-go-through-it_2067699.jpg) > [A good balance of winning and losing is important. If you just win all the time, you won't get anything out of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-shue/a-good-balance-of-winning-and-losing-is-important-if-you-just-win-all/) [Andrew Shue](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-shue/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/62f/andrew-shue-18216_balance_a-good-balance-of-winning-and-losing-is_399280.jpg) > [I'm not staying too long in success, and also I'm not staying in some of the tough losses. I believe that's the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aryna-sabalenka/i-m-not-staying-too-long-in-success-and-also-i-m-not-staying-in-some/) [Aryna Sabalenka](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aryna-sabalenka/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1bd/aryna-sabalenka-6735_believe_i-m-not-staying-too-long-in-success-and_410153.jpg) > [The hardest skill to acquire in this sport is the one where you compete all out, give it all you have, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-reese/the-hardest-skill-to-acquire-in-this-sport-is-the-one-where-you/) Eddie Reese [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/830/eddie-reese-234555_acquire_the-hardest-skill-to-acquire-in-this-spo_41651.jpg) > [You can lose a game but, I see guys every week including myself, you lose a game, it's a tough loss, you're…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brett-favre/you-can-lose-a-game-but-i-see-guys-every-week-including-myself-you/) [Brett Favre](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brett-favre/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4b8/brett-favre-7332_games_you-can-lose-a-game-but-i-see-guys-every_553461.png) > [I think that some of the best runs that I've been on as a coach have come as the result of a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brad-stevens/i-think-that-some-of-the-best-runs-that-i-ve-been-on-as-a-coach-have/) [Brad Stevens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brad-stevens/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/243/brad-stevens-4524_best_i-think-that-some-of-the-best-runs-that_1606895.png) > [They gave high fives to all the players who say like the most obvious textbook answers in the world. It's like after…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gilbert-arenas/they-gave-high-fives-to-all-the-players-who-say-like-the-most-obvious/) [Gilbert Arenas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gilbert-arenas/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/718/gilbert-arenas-3494_answers_they-gave-high-fives-to-all-the-players_175209.png) > [“You tend to forget the good things when caught in an emotional raincloud of defeat anyway. That's why all athletes need a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-kinley/you-tend-to-forget-the-good-things-when-caught-in-an-emotional/) [Jeff Kinley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-kinley/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1dd/jeff-kinley-65009_athletes_you-tend-to-forget-the-good-things-when_1133671.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/tough-loss/#itemlist", "name": "Tough loss Quotes", "numberOfItems": 11, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Great teams work harder after a tough loss.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Ron Brown" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ron-brown/great-teams-work-harder-after-a-tough-loss/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/26f/ron-brown-71623_athlete_great-teams-work-harder-after-a-tough-lo_2260838.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/26f/ron-brown-71623_athlete_great-teams-work-harder-after-a-tough-lo_2260838.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/26f/ron-brown-71623_athlete_great-teams-work-harder-after-a-tough-lo_2260838.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Great teams work harder after a tough loss.” — Ron Brown", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Once, I lost my father and tennis helped me to go through that tough loss.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Aryna Sabalenka" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aryna-sabalenka/once-i-lost-my-father-and-tennis-helped-me-to-go-through-that-tough/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/18f/aryna-sabalenka-6735_father_once-i-lost-my-father-and-tennis-helped_3016233.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/18f/aryna-sabalenka-6735_father_once-i-lost-my-father-and-tennis-helped_3016233.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/18f/aryna-sabalenka-6735_father_once-i-lost-my-father-and-tennis-helped_3016233.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Once, I lost my father and tennis helped me to go through that tough loss.” — Aryna Sabalenka", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "It's amazing, as a player and as a coach, how you always remember the tough losses better than the victories. 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You know it's amazing how down you were, but all of the sudden you're like it never happened.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Brett Favre" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brett-favre/you-can-lose-a-game-but-i-see-guys-every-week-including-myself-you/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4b8/brett-favre-7332_games_you-can-lose-a-game-but-i-see-guys-every_553461.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4b8/brett-favre-7332_games_you-can-lose-a-game-but-i-see-guys-every_553461.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4b8/brett-favre-7332_games_you-can-lose-a-game-but-i-see-guys-every_553461.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“You can lose a game but, I see guys every week including myself, you lose a game, it's a tough loss, you're…” — Brett Favre", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 9, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I think that some of the best runs that I've been on as a coach have come as the result of a tough loss or a string of tough losses that galvanized us and made us figure out who we were. Then we were able to take off. You have to use them as learning experiences and move forward.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Brad Stevens" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brad-stevens/i-think-that-some-of-the-best-runs-that-i-ve-been-on-as-a-coach-have/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/243/brad-stevens-4524_best_i-think-that-some-of-the-best-runs-that_1606895.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/243/brad-stevens-4524_best_i-think-that-some-of-the-best-runs-that_1606895.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/243/brad-stevens-4524_best_i-think-that-some-of-the-best-runs-that_1606895.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I think that some of the best runs that I've been on as a coach have come as the result of a tough loss or a…” — Brad Stevens", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 10, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "They gave high fives to all the players who say like the most obvious textbook answers in the world. It's like after each game, you already know what they're going to say. If they lost: \"Ahh ... Tough loss.\" It's like, come on, how do you guys fall for that? And if they something that they really feel, everyone goes crazy. Like \"Oohh! He's spazzing out!\" Now he gotta say sorry for saying something he really felt. It's like, Oh lord.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Gilbert Arenas" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gilbert-arenas/they-gave-high-fives-to-all-the-players-who-say-like-the-most-obvious/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/718/gilbert-arenas-3494_answers_they-gave-high-fives-to-all-the-players_175209.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/718/gilbert-arenas-3494_answers_they-gave-high-fives-to-all-the-players_175209.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/718/gilbert-arenas-3494_answers_they-gave-high-fives-to-all-the-players_175209.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“They gave high fives to all the players who say like the most obvious textbook answers in the world. 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