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Question.

Yesterday, I watched movie Moneyball yet again.

One particular dialogue caught my attention and I am kind of unclear on this. Can somebody explain?

"You get on base, we win. You don't, we lose. And I hate losing, Chavy. I hate it. I hate losing more than I even wanna win. There is a difference"

What is the difference?

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    I'm not a linguist but I'd interpret that as pure emphasis on how badly the speaker wants to win.

    You might have better luck asking on english.stackexchange
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    Maybe not losing matters more to them than winning. They say that they hate losing more than they enjoy winning. But then you can ask: why are they playing in the first place. The easiest way to not lose is to not participate.
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