A losing streak in a game teaches you more about your temper than any win ever will.

Winning asks nothing of your character. Everyone is generous, patient and good company when the results are going their way, which is why none of it counts as evidence. Four losses in a row is the actual test: how you talk to teammates, whether you blame the referee, what you do with the hour afterwards. That is where you find out what is underneath.

During the next bad run, watch yourself rather than the scoreboard. Pick one thing to hold steady: you still turn up early, or you still say something decent to whoever made the mistake. Hold that, and the run teaches you something.