Learning to lose well is how you earn the right to win well.

How someone behaves after a defeat shows what they were in it for, and everybody watching files that away. Taking a loss without blaming teammates or officials or conditions is difficult, and it gets noticed. People decide in that moment whether your winning is something they can stand. The two halves are connected more closely than they look.

Next time it goes against you, find the other side and say one genuine sentence to them. Save the analysis for later, when you are calmer. What you do in the first five minutes is the part people will remember about you.