Quote of the Day: Vin Scully on Daily Inspiration

Early August has a particular honesty to it: the year is no longer “new,” and whatever you’ve been building is now showing results. It’s the season when effort starts to get graded, not by intentions, but by outcomes. That’s why the line “Losing feels worse than winning feels good” lands so cleanly.

Most of us already know this in our bones. A win gives a quick rush, sometimes more relief than joy, then life moves on. But a loss? It sticks. It replays during the commute, shows up in the shower, and taps you on the shoulder right before you fall asleep. Instead of judging yourself for feeling that sting, treat it as information. Loss is your nervous system highlighting what matters.

Used well, that discomfort becomes a tool for resilience. Don’t try to “think positive” your way out of it; try to get specific. Ask: What decision cost me the most? What did I avoid? What skill was missing? Then make the smallest corrective action you can repeat, an extra practice rep, one difficult conversation, a tighter checklist, a clearer boundary. You’re not chasing perfection; you’re reducing preventable losses.

No one understood the emotional weather of competition better than Vin Scully, whose 67-year run as the Dodgers’ voice let him witness every variety of triumph and heartbreak, and translate it into wisdom millions could use.

Today, pick one recent loss and write a two-line “rematch plan”: one lesson you’ll keep, and one behavior you’ll change for the next attempt. Then take the first step within 15 minutes, while the message is still sharp. May your setbacks become your teacher, and your next effort your proof.