When I measure my performance on whether I win or lose, I am missing the point because I may be competing against someone who is more talented and/or better prepared than I, less talented and/or less prepared than I. The real measure of my performance needs to be based on how close I come to playing to my potential or limit, how much I am able to bring the "love of the game"to the performance and the activities leading up to the performance which, includes the learning, and practicing necessary to improve my performance. I just need to perform a little bit better today than my previous best in a continuous and ongoing manner.
