Blake Litmer

"Victory goes to the player who makes the next-to-last mistake."
- Chessmaster Savielly Grigorievitch Tartakower (1887-1956)


This is a short, but to the point quote. The first word victory is talking about victory in anything a person participates in. Most people might think this quote is referring to a game. However, I believe the author is referring to any life situation. In this quote the player is the person that is in the completion of an everyday life situation. It could also refer to a player the game. The end of the quote is very true with any competition a person is put in with another person. There are many successful people in this world that commit a lot of mistakes. The point to the quote is it does not matter if a person commits a mistake. The part that matters is after a mistake is committed the person must fix his mistakes and not let them happen again. I believe that in life people need to forget about the mistakes they commit and worry about what is happening in their life in the present. My belief follows this quote.

Greatness goes to the player who forgets about past situations.