Is It Easier To Learn From A Loss?

Is it easier to teach and learn after a loss?  Yes, because losing is such a motivating force.  Players want to get back out there and show everyone that they're better than that. 

After a loss everyone realizes the need for improvement.  Feelings are hurt, competitive juices are flowing, and the team realizes it needs to listen, learn and improve.  Losing sticks with you.  We didn't lose many games at North Carolina, but I nevertheless remember the losses much more vividly than I do the victories.  Crisis brings each of us face-to-face with our inadequacies.  Losing brought about disappointment for all of us.  It's a powerful emotion.

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