Motivational Quotes

Competition

Do your work with your whole heart, and you will succeed -- there's so little competition.

- Hubbard, Elbert

Best Quotes about Competition

I watch a man shoot pool for an hour. If he misses more than one shot I know I can beat him.

Lassiter, Luther

Thank God for competition.When our competitors upset our plans or outdo our designs, they open infinite possibilities of our own work to us.

Atkinson, Gil

Win or lose, do it fairly.

Rockne, Knute

The Law of Win Win says, Let's not do it your way or my way; let's do it the best way.

Anderson, Greg

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

Shakespeare, William

You find that you have peace of mind and can enjoy yourself, get more sleep, and rest when you know that it was a one hundred percent effort that you gave -- win or lose.

Howe, Gordie

Focus on competition has always been a formula for mediocrity.

Burrus, Daniel

This is a tough game. There are times when you've got to play hurt, when you've got to block out the pain.

O'Neal, Shaquille

A competitor will find a way to win. Competitors take bad breaks and use them to drive themselves just that much harder. Quitters take bad breaks and use them as reasons to give up. It's all a matter of pride.

Lopez, Nancy

10.

You must not fight too often with one enemy, or you will teach him all your tricks of war.

Bonaparte, Napoleon

11.

You get out in front -- you stay out in front.

Foyt, A. J.

12.

How can we hope to remain economically competitive in a world in which... 90% of Dutch high-school students take advanced math courses and 100% of teachers in Germany have double majors, while the best we can say about our pocket of excellence is that 75% of [American] students have learned to critique tactfully?

Alexander, Barbara J.

13.

Strive mightily, but eat and drink as friends.

Shakespeare, William

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The general fact is that the most effective way of utilizing human energy is through an organized rivalry, which by specialization and social control is, at the same time, organized co-operation.

Cooley, Charles Horton

15.

Running for money doesn't make you run fast. It makes you run first.

Jipcho, Ben

16.

After the game the King and pawn go into the same box.

Proverb, Italian

17.

I play [golf] with friends sometimes, but there are never friendly games.

Hogan, Ben

18.

Competition is a process or variety of habitual behavior that grows out of a habit of mind.

Beecher, Willard

19.

Mental toughness is to physical as four is to one.

Knight, Bobby

20.

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

Saying

21.

Competition is the spice of sports; but if you make spice the whole meal you'll be sick.

Leonard, George

22.

My hat's in the ring. The fight is on and I'm stripped to the buff.

Roosevelt, Theodore

23.

Show me a guy who is afraid to look bad, and I'll show you a guy you can beat every time.

Brock, Lou

24.

Hail Caesar, those who are about to die salute you.

Gladiator's Salute

25.

Most games are lost, not won.

Stengel, Casey

26.

You must sacrifice, train, do everything possible to put yourself in a position to win. But if you consider second or third a failure, I feel sorry for you.

Falcon, Joe

27.

When the game is over it is really just beginning.

Kramer, Jerry

28.

What it comes down to is that anybody can win with the best horse. What makes you good is if you can take the second or third-best horse and win.

Aragon, Vicky

29.

Playing safe is only playing.

Olson, Chuck

30.

The time your game is most vulnerable is when you're ahead, never let up.

Laver, Rod

31.

When you have them by the balls, their hearts and minds will follow.

Martin, Jerry

32.

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

33.

Becoming number one is easier than remaining number one.

Bradley, Bill

34.

Don't look back. Something might be gaining on you.

Paige, Leroy ''Satchel''

35.

Competitions are for horse, not artist.

Bartok, Bela

36.

Men often compete with one another until the day they die; comradeship consists of rubbing shoulders jocularly with a competitor.

Hoagland, Edward

37.

I believe in rules. Sure I do. If there weren't any rules, how could you break them?

Durocher, Leo

38.

I consider myself one of a very small handful of drivers in the world that are top drivers. The best one? I don't think anybody can say they're the best one because, from one week to the next, you can be on form or off form a little bit.

Mansell, Nigel

39.

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

Shoemaker, Willie

40.

No wise combatant underestimates their antagonist.

Goethe, Johann Wolfgang Von

41.

The ability to learn faster than your competitors may be the only sustainable competitive advantage.

Geus, Arie de

42.

I don't compete with other discus throwers. I compete with my own history.

Oerter, Al

43.

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

44.

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

Westphal, Paul

45.

You must play boldly to win.

Palmer, Arnold

46.

And what is the greatest number? Number one.

Hume, David

47.

The medals don't mean anything and the glory doesn't last. It's all about your happiness. The rewards are going to come, but my happiness is just loving the sport and having fun performing.

Kersee, Jackie Joyner

48.

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

49.

Do your work with your whole heart, and you will succeed -- there's so little competition.

Hubbard, Elbert

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The biggest things are often the easiest to do because there is so little competition.

Horne, William Van