I didn't lose. I got second. That's still winning. How could I be unhappy with second place? There are a million people who would love to be in my position.
I knew Scotty was going to win. At the beginning of the episode, I was like, 'Scotty, are you ready to win?'. I knew he was going to in my heart. I accepted it. I couldn't pick a more perfect person to get second place to. He's my best friend.
No one who has gotten second place at a Grand Slam is ever like, 'Yeah, now I feel fine about it.' Everyone wants the other trophy. But it inspires you to work harder and get yourself in that position again so that you can use what you've learned.
When I was in high school, I wrote a play that I sent off to a competition that took second place. I got a check for a hundred dollars. I never cashed it, because obviously it was worth way more than a hundred dollars.
I'm going to show the difference between the champ and second place.
A friend told me about a Nike competition, where they give you one minute to do tricks with a basketball. I wasn't going to go, but they were giving away free sneakers. I ended up coming in second place.
I want to show the world that we have the best fighters. Our motto is, 'Death is better than second place.'
I think the San Sebastian victory and and my European time trial title, and the second place in the worlds, really changed my life and my career a lot.
I'm of course jumping right in with the attitude that I can win the Eurovision Song Contest - or at least finish in second place!
Those whose life is long still strive for gain, and for all mortals all things take second place to money.
