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"Playing not to lose instead of playing to win" is such a nonsensical statement. People always say it as if they're being profound or something. Unless you're trying to tie, those things are the same.
It just means that you stop taking risks because you're afraid one of those risks might cause you to lose, but in turn you also sacrifice the rewards that make you more likely to win. The optimal strategy usually involves taking those risks, because otherwise you wouldn't have taken those risks for the first three quarters of the game.