MEMPHIS - Winning and losing are precarious partners. Each needs the other in order to exist, in order to define one another. It’s impossible to understand how great winning feels without having ever experienced losing.
I’ve thought a lot about winning lately, especially in the context of sports. My son is five years old, and recently began playing in his first youth sports leagues. A few weeks ago, he scored his first goal in a soccer match – a thunderbolt from 20 yards out, like he was Zlatan or someone. Considering most kids in the league (including him) have trouble just completing simple five-yard passes, I have no idea how he unleashed that shot, but seeing that ball bounce into the goal was one of the most fulfilling sports moments I’ve ever witnessed.