Bitter taste Quote by Brad Tavares

“Coming off a win is great, you're on a high but there's something about that bitter taste of defeat in your mouth. That's motivation right there. It didn't matter who it was.” quote by Brad Tavares — Download Open image

“Coming off a win is great, you're on a high but there's something about that bitter taste of defeat in your mouth. That's motivation right there. It didn't matter who it was.”

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