Is it better to kick, or get kicked?

Normally I'd think the answer is obvious - the one doing the kicking would seem to be it.

But then it occurred to me - doing the kicking is implying you haven't yet achieved anything. That is, you're pretty much as bad as the one being kicked; just trying to make your self look better in one's own eyes, or someone else's perhaps.

Still for now, I'd certainly don't want to be a loser in someone else's game. So at least for now, I'd rather be doing the kicking.