will to win
Desire for victory
The will to win is the inner drive to succeed in competition, the determination that pushes past discomfort and setback.
It's what coaches look for beyond raw talent: She has the skill, but does she have the will to win?
The phrase implies that wanting victory badly enough can itself be decisive—that grit and hunger separate champions from also-rans.
- determinationFirmness of purpose
- driveOperate a vehicle
- ambitionDesire for achievement
- competitiveDriven by rivalry
- fierceViolently intense or aggressive
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- competitive drivecompetitiveness, determination, drive, killer instinct, fighting spirit
- valorbravery, courage, gallantry, heroism, fearlessness
will to windefeatism
Acceptance of inevitable failure
complacency · resignation · apathy · giving up · surrender
will to winapathy
Absence of feeling
lethargy · listlessness · disengagement · lack of ambition · passivity
will to winquitting
Ceasing an activity
giving in · throwing in the towel · laziness · half-heartedness · defeatism
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