I can only speak for myself, but for what it is worth overall, I give my word I will accept the results as they happen and life will go on.
If you lose in a tournament in a game you've only recently (relative) started playing (For a Latvian copy of Bad Day L.A. No Less!), I imagine it will not crush all hopes and dreams while simultaneously kicking kittens and babies through windows.
Fight well, have fun and learn something should you be defeated.
In the end, this is just a game.

P.S. Albeit a very fun game with a nice feeling of triumph when you do emerge victorious in battle.