User blog comment:LovingKate/Once Again/@comment-4252375-20131127121700/@comment-2052424-20131129033523

There is a clear difference between not liking to lose, and not admitting defeat. Not liking to lose is both preemptive and current. It is one's desire to see their ideas to reality, to achieve their goals, and to attain success. Refusing to admit defeat is reactionary. It is when one is present with the evidence that they are wrong, yet they still choose to believe otherwise.

Not liking to lose is training as hard as possible for a race, and running it as fast as you can. Not admitting defeat is when you finish in 8th place, but insist that you were first and should get the gold medal.