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The real cost of the win-at-all-costs mentality

Posted on September 21, 2012 Written by Mark McIntyre Leave a Comment

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In America we like people and teams who win. We like winners, but what does the win-at-all-costs really cost us? Can we afford to continue down that tunnel?

Filed Under: Bible Reflection Tagged With: cheating, lance armstrong, scandal, win

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