Losers

Some fascinating stories of athletes who failed and how life turned out well after that failure. It's told primarily by the subjects themselves. It's well done, they get to the point quickly and stay on it. It's entertaining and there's some definite humor. Standouts for myself were the stories of Jack Ryan, Michael Bentt, Surya Bonaly, and Jean van der Velde. Every episode is entertaining and worth watching however, I never so much as paused any of them.

Watching this series, what I kept thinking is "God, I love this story!" It's amazing that these stories are out there and haven't been told this way before -- they are such an entertaining and insightful window onto life, and its unexpected twists and turns. If the series's thesis is that losers' stories are every bit -- or more -- interesting than winners' stories, it makes that point with style again and again. And throughout, it stays focused on the people involved, giving them the role of storytellers.

The Surya Bonaly and Michael Bentt episodes are especially standouts -- I've watched the Surya Bonaly episode twice, and I'm choking up now just thinking about it.

It's cathartic, passionate, joyful filmmaking.

Full disclosure: I know the creator.

At the time of writing, there are only 14 reviews of Losers on IMDB, and already it is difficult to add something new and original to the body of work. Well done to the first 14.

I watched the whole series over 2 consecutive days. It was a collection of stories, each about a different sport and sportsperson. The sports were diverse and so were the stories. They were interesting, and we'll worth watching. I know I haven't added much, but sometimes life is like that. Happy viewing.

Such a good little series. Would actually have liked to see more in certain episodes but they're still effective as they are. The Michael Bent one in particular is fantastic, but they are all great. As the famous Rocky Balboa says "It ain't about how hard you hit. It's about how hard you can get hit, and keep moving forward". Inspirational series.

None of them really losers. Fascinating stories none the less.