Why Losers Lose?

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los·er

1. A person or thing that loses or has lost something, esp. a game or contest.
2. A person who accepts defeat with good or bad grace, as specified: "they should concede that and be good losers"

Losers lose because they don't win. Not necessarily because the team has a poor robot, but because only 3/60+ teams can win a competition. It takes blood, sweat, tears and determination to be one of those three. That being said, there is a lot of luck (good and bad) that befalls the winning and losing teams. Additionally, there's some secretive alliance selection and backstabbing going on at every regional. It takes a lot of skill and a lot of luck (in qualification alliances, points and penalties) to be a 'power team' at a competition. It takes even more luck to stay that way.

Often times, there are 20 other teams that could have taken first from your team. Thousands of other students have just as much knowledge, drive and initiative as you. They are not losers. Even if they never see a win for their FIRST team, they too are winners. and they don't need a gold medal to prove that.