Irv: You wanna know why I cheated right? Derice: Yes I do. Irv: That’s a fair question. It’s quite simple really. I had to win. You see Derice, I’d made winning my whole life, and when you make winning your whole life, you have to keep on winning. No matter what. You understand that? Derice: No I don’t understand coach. Ya had two gold medals. Ya had it all. Irv: Derice…A gold medal is a wonderful thing. But if you’re not enough without it, you’ll never be enough with it.
...the eagerness to win at all costs is self-defeating, depriving us of the very recognition we crave...