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* In the baseball drama ''[[Taishou Yakyuu Musume]]'' (''Taishou Baseball Girls''), the girls middle school baseball team loses by a single point to their nationals-contending boys team rivals when the protagonist is off by a few millimeters in her last second slide to home base. This is still considered to be a good ending as the girls have earned the respect of their rivals, and more importantly have proven to themselves that being girls does not mean that they can't achieve anything they put their minds to.
* ''[[Pokémon (
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* ''Best of the Best''. It's the last match of the U.S./South Korea karate tournament and the South Koreans are ahead by a few points. The South Korean fighter is badly hurt but still standing, and could be killed if the American fighter hits him at full power. He's also the guy who accidentally killed the American fighter's brother years ago during a match. The American decides not to attack the South Korean, allowing time to expire and the U.S. to lose the tournament. The Americans are dismayed by the loss but believe their colleague did the right thing. The South Korean team, recognizing the honor and mercy shown by their opponent, give their gold medals to the American fighters because they feel the Americans truly won.
* In ''Comrades of Summer'', the newly minted Soviet Olympic baseball team (only one of whom ever played baseball before being drafted for the team, which itself had only been training for all of about eight months) play an exhibition game against the New York Yankees before their appearance at the summer Olympics. They lose by two points. The Russians are downhearted at the loss, until one of the American sportscasters point out that they held the ''World Champion New York Yankees'' to only a two point lead despite being inexperienced amateur players.
* In the film ''Coach Carter'', even though the protagonists lose the championship, they return home to a gymnasium full of all their friends and family cheering for them. The epilogue makes it clear that every one of them was able to graduate and go to college due to the titular coach inspiring them not to give up. It helps that their coach was [[Samuel L. Jackson]].
* The original ''[[The Bad News Bears]]''. They lose the big game but still feel like they won.
* In ''[[Whip It]]'', they lose the final match but the protagonist has won the respect and approval of her parents and peers.
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* The movie ''[[Cool Runnings]]'', loosely based off the first Olympic attempt by the Jamaica bobsled team. They lose, but prove that they're capable of competing in the Winter Olympics.
* In ''Rollbounce'', the protagonist, in a roller-skating competition, attempts a complicated move he's been practicing for weeks -- and falls flat on his butt. The [[Jerk Jock]] competitor gives him a thumbs up for even trying it.
* At the end of ''[[
== Live Action TV ==
* The baseball episode of ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]].'' The Niners lose, significantly, but in the process Sisko is reminded that baseball is meant to be ''fun'', and he shouldn't let his rivalry with the other captain interfere with that, and Rom gets to be a hero.
* ''[[Glee]]'': The McKinley High glee club lose at Regionals at the end of season one, but have a great time and get to continue glee club for another year.<br /><br />They lose Nationals at the end of season two as well. Though it might be more of a case of them deserving what they got since they were [[Brilliant but Lazy|more than capable of doing better, but were extremely poorly prepared]] and how [[Love Ruins the Realm|their leads seem to care more about their tumultuous romance than the team's well-being]].
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