User blog comment:Mineko Charat Lucky/Don't Play to Win, Ever/@comment-4.49.113.10-20130111142045

There's a great guy on Youtube called Gbay who does League videos. I think he said it best in that one should play to not lose, which is different from playing to win. He was drawing a parallel from Sun Tzu in that a general cannot control the mistakes of the enemy, only his own, and therefore the army that doesn't lose for longer wins. It means don't make mistakes, play it safe, and capitalize on your enemy's mis-steps until victory is achieved. Like you said, don't facecheck, ward well, and afford yourself as many opportunities as possible to make the most of the enemy team's mistakes.