Show of Hands

Depends on the stakes of the game. Chess with my son.... sure. Blackhawks tonight....no!

When you play the game of thrones, you either win or you die.

I'm sure they still enjoy doing it, and the average person is not professional. You eat for sustenance, but also because it is pleasurable. A "play to win" attitude may earn you a trophy or money, but those types of people also are sore losers and

It's whether you win or lose AND how you play the game.

It will if your stats prove it. 200 yards in a game is still 200 yards whether you win or lose.

You play the game to win.

I dunno! I want to win pretty badly . . . :)

Not really, it's more about winning

Don't be that person who thinks everyone gets a trophy if you didn't get first you lost.

I'm sad to see the result of that game, but it was a great series! Now I have to root for the Rangers, only because they are an original 6 team.

So sure, the overall goal is to win, but I believe it is more important in how you win, and your mindset during the game, and if you can handle losing well, if not better than, winning.

Its about the journey and not the goal.

Disagree cuz I'm the best in the game. Richard, that's my name.
-Richard Sherman

Disagree, with the exception of cheating.

Ref doesn't see it, it was legal

Obviously, winning is important...otherwise there is no reason for a scoreboard or practicing. The object of a contest is to win. But sportsmanship is JUST as important, especially to a quality coach.

I prefer not to play the game at all. ;-)

While I think good sportsmanship is very important, it IS about winning or losing. Why do we keep score if it's not?

And exercise!

I think its how I play. I like to play against myself and top what I think I can do. I don't care so much about the score at the end of it all.

What is?

We keep up with the score for a reason

oh I've won plenty, but the best character was shown after a tough loss. but if winning is all that matters to you, that's OK...just don't coach! Thanks.

How you play the game determines whether you win or lose so agreed.

That is horrible. You're taking away the fun of competition.

I said that...but there s more too it! sorry you never figured that out as a player. you truly missed out!!!

Should I decide to coach, I will model my approach to align with both my HS and college FB coaches. It all about the win, and win we did

Yep. Already follow him/her. :)

No professional athlete does it for those reasons.

:-)

I'm happy that you won! Sorry that's all you see in football!

I'd rather try my hardest and lose than to not try at all and win. Democrats would be wise to learn that lesson.

I'm sorry, Miss Em. But, if ANY team had to take the Western Conference from the Champs, I'm glad it was the Kings. Now, I take Kings over Rangers. Are ya with me?...

If you have iterated strategy absolutely! Game theory has answers to this very question.

You play to win. Unless its for fun

Spoken as a true loser. It's hilarious that you would feel the need to be disrespectful to one who has a belief which differs from your own! OBVIOUSLY I touched a deeply repressed loser mentality in you! CHEERS

That's what I tell my kids, but I lie to them all the time anyway.
Sometimes, not all the time, it's about winning & losing.

Hilarious, no doubt you are a "sport" wanna be, never won, never could, so buy into the whole "it's how you play the game" idiocy. American sports? It's all about the WIN

You learn that through competition

I'm an ok loser but I'm a great winner.

It doesn't matter whether you win or lose, as long as you do either extravagantly.

@Borny.........I have to disagree, I played college FB and let me tell you, it's about winning, not some "how you play the game" rhetoric

And election logic

...said the winner. NOT!

Winning is everything. If it wasn't we wouldn't call it a game...or life.

I agree as long as how I play the game results in winning. ????

How you play matters, but winning also matters to me.

Winning isn't everything, it's the only thing

Game Seven disagrees.

And just so you know, since you obviously have little knowledge about sport realities, the money, the scholarships, the goal is to WIN!!!