Can u give me a good but little bit long explanation about this quotation?

Question

"What is defeat? Nothing but education,nothing but the first step to something better"by:Wendell Phillips

Answer 1

Defeat or failure is a stepping stone to success as it is said.

One should not be afraid to do anything, some people afraid to begin something lest they must fail, they are afraid to fight

situation fearing the defeat could bring them grief and sorrow. But that's not true always. We all know that we did not start

walking as soon as we were born we fell on the first day of trying to walk, we fell again and again but that is the way

everyone of us have learned walking.

Those who dare to ride a wild horse can only fall those who are afraid to do that can never control and win over the horse.

To get things different we should work differently, find our own path, fight and win over challenges only then we can have

something better in life. We may get defeated but must not lose heart. some one has rightly said try today, if you fail you have tomorrow

if you fail again, you have the day after... and at the end either you would be successful person or a toughest person one would

ever have seen.

Does it help? or you need more or something different.  

Answer 2

It means that failures (defeat) should be looked upon as an opportunity for improvement.  If every time we tried something we were successful, there would be no reason to try harder, to do better, to get faster, to be stronger.