APAD:Don't change a winning game; always change a losing one

Don't change a winning game; always change a losing one. This is a famous quote attributed to tennis champion Bill Tilden, emphasizing the wisdom of maintaining successful strategies while adapting or abandoning ineffective ones. This principle encourages focusing on what works in sports, business, and life, while swiftly changing tactics when results are poor. It suggest not changing a winning lineup, adapting when strategies fail. It encourages consistency with success ("if it ain't broke, don't fix it") but demands adaptability when facing failure.

Similar to "don't mess with success," this advice suggests avoiding unnecessary risk when a team or strategy is already performing well.

While often applied to team sports, the phrase is a broader philosophy for performance and improvement. 

 

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Haven’t touched tennis racket 4 aWhile, but agreed w/ Tildel -最西邊的島上- 給 最西邊的島上 發送悄悄話 最西邊的島上 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 02/23/2026 postreply 05:31:43

Guess the key is 2 know one is winning or losing ~~ -最西邊的島上- 給 最西邊的島上 發送悄悄話 最西邊的島上 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 02/23/2026 postreply 05:34:04

I think he meant the matching tactics, if he kept scoring, -移花接木- 給 移花接木 發送悄悄話 移花接木 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 02/23/2026 postreply 14:06:33

keep using the same tactics, until opponents got use to it -移花接木- 給 移花接木 發送悄悄話 移花接木 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 02/23/2026 postreply 14:07:47

"Don't mess with success" says it best. -7grizzly- 給 7grizzly 發送悄悄話 7grizzly 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 02/23/2026 postreply 08:45:52

what's the sense of changing horses in midstream -Bob Dylan -最西邊的島上- 給 最西邊的島上 發送悄悄話 最西邊的島上 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 02/23/2026 postreply 09:06:00

for the hell of it - Sawyer Hill -7grizzly- 給 7grizzly 發送悄悄話 7grizzly 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 02/23/2026 postreply 09:58:53

;-) "a heaven of hell, a hell of heaven" - John Milton -最西邊的島上- 給 最西邊的島上 發送悄悄話 最西邊的島上 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 02/23/2026 postreply 10:09:48

蕭何去世前推薦曹參繼任宰相,曹參雖武將但頗有治國頭腦,上任後躺平,新帝劉盈看著心裏著急,詢問他為何不提議改革 -移花接木- 給 移花接木 發送悄悄話 移花接木 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 02/23/2026 postreply 14:11:03

他說:先帝與蕭丞相製定的國策非常適合當下的國家情況,別折騰。固有‘蕭規曹隨’這典故 -移花接木- 給 移花接木 發送悄悄話 移花接木 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 02/23/2026 postreply 14:13:47

guess a sense of 無為而治 (& less is more)? -最西邊的島上- 給 最西邊的島上 發送悄悄話 最西邊的島上 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 02/23/2026 postreply 14:25:02

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