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Originally Posted by jambutty
“nobody remembers the runner up”. That is just a phrase dreamed up by coaches to try and motivate their charges. Of course people remember runners up. They also remember who came last.
Do you remember Eddie “The Eagle” Edwards? Not exactly a winner was he?
How many people remember Tim Henman?
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Eddie "The Eagle" ... doesn't everyone remember him
And the Jamaican bob sled team ... glorious losers
Kingstonian Simon Whitfield has just won the silver medal in the triathlon; here are his comments quoted in the local rag: He said of the winner, German Jan Frodeno: "I watched him and felt truly happy for him, because I knew, as did others, that it was only a matter of time before Jan busted out with a great race. It's just too bad he busted out in this race and at my expense, but that's sport."