His attitude in the face of defeat, even in the most minimal actions of everyday life, would seem to obey a private logic: he does not even admit it, and does not have a minute’s peace until he succeeds in inverting the terms and converting it into victory.
Il suo atteggiamento di fronte alla sconfitta, anche negli atti minimi della vita quotidiana, sembra ubbidire a una logica privata: non l'ammette neanche, e non ha un minuto di pace finché non riesce a invertirne i termini e a trasformarla in vittoria.