It's not that simple. At the level of a professional league, it's everything. Almost anything below that, it's fun.
Winning makes you a winner, and losing makes you a loser. It just depends which one you would rather be. PS, Lombardi said it best.
Depends on your definition of winning I suppose. Should the South Korean team be regarded as losers because they only made the world cup semi final? I'd say anyone who exceeds expectations can consider it a job well done, even if they didn't win the ultimate prize. Portsmouth, for example, were tipped by nearly everyone to be relegated by christmas. Is their, in the end, quite comfortable survival something to be praised, or should they be condemned as rubbish for being so far behind Arsenal in the title race?
From a supporters point of view... yes and no. Yes, because every little bit of you is all shaky and nervous because you want your boys to win (or tie at least in certain cases)... No, because of what RichardL said. And there can be glory in defeat as well.
Yes and No es because you want to see trophies, but there are always other success like a larg fan base or an opening of a new stadium etc, or your team playing decent football.
Both yes and no. Winning can prove to the world that you are a strong team and that you are successful at the game. However, you can still lose a match or end in a draw but still prove to the world that you are a strong team.
Results from Internet Collections: 20th Century Quotations: "Winning is not a sometime thing; its an all the time thing. You don't win once in a while; you don't do things right once in a while; you do them right all the time. Winning is a habit." Vince Lombardi (1913 - 1970) ****************************** Results from Contributed Quotations: "The spirit, the will to win, and the will to excel are the things that endure. These qualities are so much more important than the events that occur." Vince Lombardi (1913 - 1970) ****************************** "The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but a lack of will." -- Vincent Thomas "Vince" Lombardi (1913-70), American football coach, led Green Bay Packers to 6 conference titles ****************************** "Winning isn't everything, but wanting to win is." -- Vincent Thomas "Vince" Lombardi (1913-70), American football coach, led Green Bay Packers to 6 conference titles ******************************** http://www.quoteworld.org/author.php?thetext=Vincent+Thomas+%22Vince%22+Lombardi+(1913-70) ******************************** From these quotes you may notice that oft-quoted Coach Lombardi had a much deeper understanding of what it meant to "win" than simply what appears on the scoreboard. It was all about willpower, effort, striving, and doing things right.
If you learn, then win isn't far off. Weather admiration of triple jump in checkers or 35 yard shot in soccer. Heck even attendees win of anything. I just don't want blatter cheeks all the time.
well i say it is 90% of a game i suppose, 5% is the tactics and the last 5% is they performance in which they played in