Quotes about competition

"Every man in the world is better than someone else and not as good someone else."

Saroyan, William on competition   

"When you step onto that field, you cannot concede a thing."

Sayers, Gayle on competition   

"The weakness of an enemy forms part of our own strength."

Saying on competition   

"Competition is the whetstone of talent."

Saying on competition   

"Strive mightily, but eat and drink as friends."

Shakespeare, William on competition   

"When you fear a foe, fear crushes your strength; and this weakness gives strength to your opponents."

Shakespeare, William on competition   

"Enjoy the successes that you have, and don't be too hard on yourself when you don't do well. Too many times we beat up on ourselves. Just relax and enjoy it."

Sheehan, Patty on competition   

"When you're riding, only the race in which you're riding is important."

Shoemaker, Willie on competition   

"If you make every game a life and death proposition, you're going to have problems. For one thing, you'll be dead a lot."

Smith, Dean on competition   

"Most games are lost, not won."

Stengel, Casey on competition   

"I ski to win. When the day comes that I can't get myself into a fighting mood anymore, I won't be able to win and I'll stop racing."

Stenmark, Ingemar on competition   

"If football taught me anything about business, it is that you win the game one play at a time."

Tarkenton, Fran on competition   

"How can they beat me? I've been struck by lightning, had two back operations, and been divorced twice."

Trevino, Lee on competition   

"We have a lot of players in their first year. Some of them are also in their last year."

Walsh, Bill on competition   

"The key to any game is to use your strengths and hide your weaknesses."

Westphal, Paul on competition   

"When I go our on the ice, I just think about my skating. I forget it is a competition."

Witt, Katarina on competition   

"The person who figures out how to harness the collective genius of his or her organization is going to blow the competition away."

Wriston, Walter on competition   

"Competing with an other is exhilarating, challenging, and healthy. That is what Games are for. When competition is brought into the social arena it undermines the competitor's self-esteem and confidence. It is a very subtle process. One we must be sensitive to, especially when evaluating our own motivations and behavior. "

Parslow, Eric on competition