I am a fighter and not a quitter - A lie you tell yourself before you give up, usually in front

A lie you tell yourself before you give up, usually in front of other people.

'I'm a fighter and not a quitter,' said the girl who left the game when she lost.

'I'm a fighter and not a quitter,' said the man who quit his job the day after getting it.

'I'm a fighter and not a quitter,' said the kid who ran out of the house when the mom yelled at him.