2007-09-13 08:26:55 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
Simple. The guy that could never win and the guy that didn't quit because he knew he wasn't a winner to begin with. Makes sense right?
2007-09-13 14:51:59 · answer #1 · answered by Joe S 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is said with the idea that it is possible to end up worse than you began. So, to avoid this, the person who said this believes that if you monitor a situation closely with the end result in mind and what could happen against you between now and the end result, then you might see the possibility that if you "quit", in whatever form that may take, whether it's selling your stocks before they lose value, or, if you quit playing poker after winning a large pot in one hand, you stand the chance of "winning" or coming out ahead, as opposed to if you stayed involved until the end. In other words, "quit while you are ahead" could be seen as an exception to the rule of "quitters never win and winners never quit". It seems the phrase "winners never quit and quitters never win" more often applies to those activities where you cannot quit and must participate until the end, like a sports event, where if you quit or stop giving your best effort, you obviously cannot win... whereas, there are some things that you can participate in and you can "quit" anytime, you don't have to "play" until the end, so, in fact, the smart thing to do is sometimes try and "quit when you're ahead"...
2016-05-18 22:07:56 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You quit while you're ahead because you've ALREADY won. You quit while you're ahead, for example, when you're gambling. You don't want to quit when you're BEHIND, do you? So they say quit while you're ahead. I think the fool is the one who said "Winners never quit," or "Quitters never win," because obviously, if you win at the casino and you don't quit, you'll eventually lose.
Also, what about smokers?
2007-09-13 08:29:25 · answer #3 · answered by Mickey Mouse Spears 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Because the person behind knows they'll catch up. Since when was the person ahead a winner anyway?
2007-09-13 08:30:08 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the person who had never heard of," If quitters never win and winners nerver quit.
He was probably lazy. LOL
2007-09-13 08:34:35 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A Compulsive gambler. If he quits, yea he won't win but he won't lose either and if he wins and doesn't quit, he'll end up losing all of what he won.
2007-09-13 08:32:44 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think that applie to gambling mostly
2007-09-13 08:31:01 · answer #7 · answered by deejay 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The person who ever told you that.
2007-09-13 08:32:10 · answer #8 · answered by Dora 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I donno,but it makes no sense!!
2007-09-13 08:35:47 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
some SOB who's tryin to confuse us all
2007-09-13 08:29:50 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋