Andy Lopez will undoubtedly remember the 718 losses in his career far better than the 1,146 wins.
That’s how the 33-year coaching veteran is wired. He can’t change it.
It’s also one of the primary reasons he retired Monday. The 61-year-old needs to be healthy now — 19 months removed from quadruple bypass surgery — and losing isn’t part of that equation.
Consider his words from Monday: “I’m a really bad loser. Losing kills me. Maybe more than winning feels good. I learned that I’m a really bad loser…It builds and it builds and it builds.