it was all in the simple formulation of the cheer , in the being part of something that could set you free only because it did n't really matter who won or lostthere would be the same exodus of shadows outside the field house in the headlights of the parking lot : there might be less of a smile on the face of a loser , but there would still be the same hope in the laughter that came from each hyperbolic expression of chagrin .