Now, at 55, he has inexplicably lost his desire for the political game.

It seems as if we've lost a bit of enjoyment for the game.

"I have lost my enthusiasm for the game," Jackson said.

"I don't think she's lost her touch for the game, although she has seemed a little tired this year," Davenport said.

And, at 33, he has lost none of his passion for the game.

The Islanders lost for the fourth consecutive game and are 2-9 in their last 11.

Rivers was asked if he had ever lost his passion for the game.

"I haven't lost my passion for the game," he said.

"Over the last couple of years I had lost some of my love for the game," he said.

But he never lost his taste for the game that had been his life.