COOPER WEBB
VOL. 53 ISSUE 50 DECEMBER 20, 2016 P79
"In the Lites class, we are
all young and trying to make a
name for ourselves, so I feel like
with as much time and effort
and sacrifice that I've made to
be successful in this sport as a
racer, every time I'm out there I
want to win. Some people don't
have that. I think a lot of people
say they want to win, but they
don't necessarily go above and
beyond to make sure that it's
going to happen. It might be
something you're born with;
that edge, and that hate of los-
ing. Once you get the taste of
winning, that's all you ever want
again. It's tough because you're
taught all your life as a kid to be
appreciative, and if you lose, to
not be a sore loser, and I feel
like I'm not a sore loser. I feel like
I'm respectful and all that. But on
the inside, I mean, it's nothing
personal against the person, but
if I rode my ass off and I still lost,
I'm not necessarily happy."
And that's one of the universal
truths of competitive people:
If they look happy and friendly af-
ter losing, they're acting. They're
being dishonest. So, sure you
can be angry at Cam Newton
for being upset after losing the
Super Bowl, but there's no such
thing as a player who loses the
Super Bowl and doesn't feel
exactly like Newton did. The only
difference is how they act.
"As a competitive person, any-
thing you do, you want to win,"
Webb says. "I try to make sure
the only thing I take to that extent
is racing, because that's what I
do, and what I get paid for, and
what my life consists of. Obvious-
ly, I want to be good at anything I
choose to do, but when it comes
to the sacrifice I've made for this
sport, this desire to not lose is
part of it. But whenever any ath-
lete or competitor gets beat, they
aren't pumped about it.
"They've just got to put on their
"You're
taught all
your life as
a kid to be
appreciative,
and if you
lose, to not
be a sore
loser, and I
feel like I'm
not a sore
loser."
Webb fought hard for the
250SX West title, winning
it by one point and with a
broken wrist.
After winning the 250SX West
championship, Webb carried a broken
wrist into the outdoor nationals.
