1.   But losing has a way of creating tension.

2.   Losing has a way of exaggerating conflicts.

3.   Losing has that effect on people.

4.   Luckily, she had another title to defend in Barcelona and that taught her how even losing can have an upside.

5.   Losing has an effect on you.

6.   Losing the presidency has its own ritual, centered on the uniquely male dilemma of whether to cry.

7.   Winning has a way of masking problems, just as losing has a way of shining a magnifying glass on things.