http://informedspeculation.com/2008/06/16/dont-forget-the-loser/ Refunds Cheerfully Given To All Who Disagree Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:29:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 http://informedspeculation.com/2008/06/16/dont-forget-the-loser/comment-page-1/#comment-509393 too many steves Tue, 17 Jun 2008 10:25:26 +0000 http://decision08.net/2008/06/16/dont-forget-the-loser/#comment-509393 Rocco has nothing to be ashamed of, he said he wanted to test himself against the best - the essence of sport - and he did, having come up, as he said, a wee bit short. To top that, he then proves himself the ultimate sportsman by being gracious in defeat. For me, one of the best outcomes of this US Open is that I had the opportunity to get to know a bit more about Rocco Mediate. He is a wonderful example to those of us that compete, in anything, of the why and how it is to be done. Rocco has nothing to be ashamed of, he said he wanted to test himself against the best – the essence of sport – and he did, having come up, as he said, a wee bit short. To top that, he then proves himself the ultimate sportsman by being gracious in defeat. For me, one of the best outcomes of this US Open is that I had the opportunity to get to know a bit more about Rocco Mediate. He is a wonderful example to those of us that compete, in anything, of the why and how it is to be done.

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