Losses in backgammon, as rare as they may be, sting Dave Tippett.
When he and his wife, Wendy, were traveling to Hawaii on their honeymoon, they must have played hundreds of games on the flight to pass the time. Wendy won once, maybe twice, but that was all it took for Tippett to feel frustrated.
“He says, ‘Good losers are losers,’” Wendy said.
In golf, Tippett maneuvers from hole to hole with an up-to-date scorecard detailing his results.
Wendy couldn't care less about her proficiency, instead focusing on the fun she’s having. Tippett will ask how she did, and he’ll look at Wendy like she’s “from a foreign planet,” she said, because she has no clue.