My son, winners and losers

My son plays basketball at the Boys and Girls Club. It's his first year and he's experiencing something that continually rips out my heart. In a league where the age range from 9 years to 12 years old, he found himself on a team of rookies, mostly young and short. I found myself coaching them. And we've yet to find that winning a game feeling.

0-15(?). That's right, we haven't won a game. However, I've learned a lot about life and hope that my son has too. He's broken after nearly every game and many times I can't find the words. We live and try to learn from it.

But the other night, after we hopped in the truck, he asked "Why are we such losers"? My heart palpitated. And then, I had what I believe to be a moment of after the game brilliance. See what you think...

I told him: "Jarret, winning games doesn't determine your status as a loser. You can be a loser and win games. It's about your character. You can be a winner as a person, as a team mate and as an athlete and still lose games. Winning games is only the icing on the cake of being a winner." Then we continued to discuss how attitude and conduct on the court and toward others makes one a winner or loser more than a win/loss record.

I'd like to hear anyone's thoughts.