Winning and Not Losing

I am not naturally competitive.

I don't like being compared to others, and I don't find much appeal in competing.
"Why do people put so much energy into winning and losing?"
I often find myself looking at it from a step back like that.

But strangely enough, I don't like to "lose."
Losing here doesn't mean losing to others.
It means losing to the person I was yesterday. Giving up. Closing off my own potential by saying, "That's enough."
That is frustrating.

That is why I don't want to win against someone else; I value not breaking myself.
That is the kind of story I like.
Among old movies, I like "Rocky," especially "Rocky IV."
Of course, I am also moved by underdog stories like "Pretty Woman" or "The Secret of My Success."
I am drawn to protagonists who aren't strong from the start, but who keep getting back up even after hitting walls time and time again.

Rather than winning, it is about not losing.
In life, the dialogue with oneself is much longer than any competition with others.

So today, too, I want to make sure I don't lose to myself, at the very least.
Perhaps that is what I consider "strength."