Quotes & Sayings About Participation Trophies

Participation trophies are the soul herpes of a generation. — Christopher Titus

I suppose you want me to give certificates to all the contestants? Little plastic trophies to every single athlete or soldier for participation? Should we all line up and shake hands and tell each other, Good game? No! — Rick Riordan

Today's world is flooded with participation trophies. In an attempt to promote equality we have robbed our youth of the most growth-inducing aspect of competition, failing. If you want to be resurrected, you have to first be crucified. Everybody wants to be reborn, but no one is willing to die. Losing, in the context of whatever arena it may be, is a microcosmic death. When we learn from our failures and grow because of them, we are reborn. — Chris Matakas

That's what happens with Millennials. They're so used to getting participation ribbons and trophies for losing, they think everything is owed to them. They're ungrateful. — Jenny Trout