Comments on: Being the Worst player on a winning team vs. the Best player on a losing team

By: Jeff

Jeff — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 18:11:52 +0000

I found this article while searching for answers online because I feel I am the best player on a losing team. I started out this way and haven’t really been the worst player on a winning team yet. Maybe I should though.

Great article! Thanks.

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selling used books — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 13:54:13 +0000

I am sure what team I would want to be on. I have been on both and had great experiences with both. While being on the winning team is fun I am sure I would want to be the worst player. My father used to coach me in soccer and was quite good at it. I was on a losing team and he was livid. He came to every game and coached even though he wasn’t our coach. We ended up bringing him on as coach and we won in the end. I don’t think there is any point in being the worst. If you are going to do something you should give it your all weather you win or lose. As long as you do that you are a winner.

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By: tires

tires — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 07:59:22 +0000

Fantastic question, if it were me, from an ego stand point, I would probably want to be the best player on a losing team. Still though being on the other side isn’t that bad either.

Till then,

Jean

By: Lucile Colasurdo

Lucile Colasurdo — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 06:08:51 +0000

I’m pretty sure I get what your saying

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By: David Brim

David Brim — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 23:26:39 +0000

@Anthony great analogizes! Also a strong point about the reason that people consider this question. It really does depend on what your role is….Are you a coach (Investor), Team leader (CEO), Role player or bench player. I feel I could never be happy not contributing a significant amount to a sport or company that I’m a part of.

@Carl I agree if you want to grow you have to be willing to step out of your comfort zone. It forces you to either sink or swim, and I feel we’re both the kind of people who are not going to sink.

thanks for contributing to the conversation guys

By: Carl Henderson

Carl Henderson — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 15:40:26 +0000

I like the metaphors that Anthony mentioned.

I will have to agree with most that I would rather be the worst player on a winning team. The idea would be that you won’t always be the worst player, that you get better, you will get promotions.

Winning the gold in the Special Olympics if you’re not special, can’t really satisfy a person’s goals and ambitions to succeed. Since we are talking about sports, you always want to play someone better than you in tennis and avoid playing weaker players because that is the only way to get better.

Personally, I enjoy the feeling of facing a challenge, so I would enjoy being in a room of rocket scientists and challenging myself to understand and eventually contribute while some might feel intimidated.