If Winning isn't everything, why do they Keep the Score?

We need to understand the term Score. Scores are there as a measure of your performance. If there are no scores, we can't measure our performance. Hence evaluation becomes difficult. Winning is nothing but the outcome of the game. Whoever performs well, wins. Hence, the losing team has a chance to check, what are their lacking points. And based on that, they can improve next time. After all, winning is also necessary to boost your confidence and to let you know that you are doing well and your efforts are going in right direction. Thanks.

Winning is the only thing, is it? It is true that winning is the form that makes competition what it is. It is the essence of competition. But winning is not life, it is just the good side of losing. Winning teaches you a few things but not everything.

No, winning is not "everything" and it is not "the only thing. " Turning failure to your advantage is everything! Learning from failures is the only thing. Failure is the lemon and learning is that proverbial lemonade.

1) The most essential thing in life is not conquering everything but fighting well for it.

2) Life isn't all about winning; it's about keeping the right attitude that is required to win.

3) Turning failure into an advantage and learning from them is the important thing.

4) Normally, when we achieve success, we get so busy in rejoicing that we actually learn little from it. When we fail, we can focus our entire attention on learning from it. We can learn far more from a failure than we might from a success. One who does not understand this about failure may win a battle or two, but may lose the war of life.

A well-known example is of Thomas Edison who invented the light bulb and many other useful things. Edison failed thousands of times before he hit upon the right solution. What others viewed as Edison's "failed attempts, " he considered them as "successful" experiments because they taught him what doesn't work. That opened the way for him to explore other options.

Winning is an important thing but what is more important than winning; it is the will to win. Winning and losing are two sides of the same coin both have their own effects. The road to success is littered with failures. The most important things are won in life only when one has learnt the art of conquering his/her failures.

Yes, winning is not everything but it means a lot. I would like to say;

By keeping score, performance between the participating teams can be compared and analysed. It tells about the strength and weakness of a team.

By keeping score, there will always be an enthusiasm among the players to do better the every next time.

It also makes the game interesting, the players, as well as spectators, enjoy the games.

The Score system is one of the best criteria to award any deserving candidate/player.

And this is all how the scoring system keeps the spirit of games alive. Thanks.

As per my opinion, by keeping score one knows their ability to compete with other on the basis of that one can improve their self accordingly.

If in games, the score is not included then how one can terminate the game that's why for deciding the winner.

And to finish the game at certain level score plays very important role.

Yes you are right winning is not everything but putting effort at the ultimate level and showing the capabilities of the winner is everything. Just similar to the life we have to keep going.

Hi friends.

The topic "if winning isn't everything, why do they keep the scores" is about two things mainly- winning and scores. According to my point of view winning is not so easy, to become winner one should know how he/she has to perform, how much more efforts he/she has to give, how many more steps he/she has to take, how long he/she has to survive etc. These can only be known if we know the score.

Score tells the way to become winner. Scores are necessary to know individual performance. We can identify the winner on the basis of scores only.

As water is necessary for life, in the similar way scores are necessary to become a winner.

Hi all,

'Winning is not everything'. But it is surely a lot of things. History remembers winners while the runner-ups are, more often than not, relegated to the category of 'also-rans'. No doubt, playing with your heart is by itself its biggest reward, but winning is like a STAMP OF AUTHORITY on your performance.

Now, coming to the habit of keeping scores-it can be best defined as a method of indirect motivation. On witnessing oneself falling behind the opponent in the scoreboard, the adrenaline kicks in and player is inspired to put the last ounce of his energy in the game.

Thus, in conclusion, winning may definitely not be everything, but score serves a bigger purpose- it reminds you that the game is still on.

Myself Parthiban.

Yes, winning isn't everything but it starts new beginning it may be in sport or job.

If a cricket team needs a huge total to chase and winning a match and all batsmen failed to score but still the match goes till the end may be a new player can show skill and talent in the match even in losing cause there is always some positive. Life is not always about winning there is more than winning.

Winning is not important, but the thing is what strategies you are making for the game and what things you learn from your mistake. Score's are only numbers which gives result of our preparation. If we work hard enough we will surely have a good result. And that result will be shown on our scores.

I agree that yeah score is not at all important in the game, but can anyone please tell me how will you evaluate the performance of the players. I think it's quite impossible without score. It is only the score which enables the players to watch their performance. I think game without score is same as ship without radar.