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""What's it like to lose when everybody's watching?"" Author Tom Oberdorfer asks that question of some of the biggest names in sport in his collection of interviews and essays, Winners Lose, Too. With both an affinity for the games and empathy for the athletes, Oberdorfer explores the short straw of competition and achievement - losing - as he talks to Olympians, NASCAR and NCAA champions, and professional league standouts about their disappointments, setbacks, and failures. He uncovers lessons from losing at the highest levels and shares those insights in ways that allow readers to see themselves in the struggles of others. Winners Lose, Too contains 22 stories of high-profile athletes and one premier cellist. Between chapters, quotes from noteworthy and historic figures, writers, and sportsmen and women tackle the subjects of loss and failure. Amid the inspiration, role models emerge, making Winners Lose, Too a valuable asset for readers of all ages.

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Tom Oberdorfer is a licensed social worker and retired therapist who worked with young people and their families for more than 40 years. He has coached lacrosse for college, high school, and middle school teams for half a century, and he continues to lose his voice in encouraging his players. Both experiences have been instrumental in the writing of ""Winners Lose, Too"" and ground his belief in the power of athletic failure and the resulting ultimate recovery and triumph. For two and half years, Oberdorfer and his father, a federal judge, met weekly and did a writing exercise from the book ""What If?,"" by Anne Bernays and Pamela Painter. He believes that experience was instrumental in enhancing his writing skills. The lesson learned was that his or his dad's writing wasn't better than the others; it was different. ""Winners Lose, Too"" is his second book. He also self-published a children's book, ""OMG The Big Bad Wolf Can't Find the Three Little Pigs,"" a story of what happens when things don't go as planned. Oberdorfer lives in the Washington, D.C., area. In addition to writing and coaching, he tutors low-income elementary school-aged students.

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