Motivational Quotes

Competition

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

- Durocher, Leo

Best Quotes about Competition

1.

Racing is a matter of spirit not strength.

Guthrie, Janet

2.

Thou shalt not covet; but tradition approves all forms of competition.

Clough, Arthur Hugh

3.

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

4.

Once you're physically capable of winning a gold medal, the rest is ninety percent mental.

Johnson, Patti

5.

World trade means competition from anywhere; advancing technology encourages cross-industry competition.Consequently, strategic planning must consider who our future competitors will be, not only who is here today.

Allison, Eric

6.

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

7.

The difference of great players is at a certain point in a match they raise their level of play and maintain it. Lesser players play great for a set, but then less.

Sampras, Pete

8.

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

Geus, Arie de

9.

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

10.

Mental toughness is to physical as four is to one.

Knight, Bobby

11.

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

Martin, Jerry

12.

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

13.

He can run but he can't hide.

Louis, Joe

14.

What counts is not necessarily the size of the dog in the fight; it's the size of the fight in the dog.

Eisenhower, Dwight D.

15.

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

Saroyan, William

16.

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

Beecher, Willard

17.

We want to be first; not first if, not first but; but first!

Kennedy, John F.

18.

The only competition worthy a wise man is with himself.

Jamieson, Mrs.

19.

Most games are lost, not won.

Stengel, Casey

20.

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

Brock, Lou

21.

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

Gladiator's Salute

22.

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

23.

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

Foyt, A. J.

24.

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

Roosevelt, Theodore

25.

You have to be able to center yourself, to let all of your emotions go... Don't ever forget that you play with your soul as well as your body.

Abdul-Jabbar, Kareem

26.

Focus on competition has always been a formula for mediocrity.

Burrus, Daniel

27.

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

Laver, Rod

28.

Becoming number one is easier than remaining number one.

Bradley, Bill

29.

For when the One Great Scorer comes to mark against your name, He writes -- not that you won or lost -- but how you played the Game.

Rice, Grantland

30.

Competitions are for horse, not artist.

Bartok, Bela

31.

Everybody pulls for David, nobody roots for Goliath.

Chamberlain, Wilt

32.

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

Witt, Katarina

33.

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

Jipcho, Ben

34.

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

35.

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

Proverb, Italian

36.

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

Trevino, Lee

37.

You have to defeat a great players aura more than his game.

Riley, Pat

38.

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

Walsh, Bill

39.

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

Horne, William Van

40.

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

Shakespeare, William

41.

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

42.

The game isn't over until it's over.

Berra, Yogi

43.

I love the winning, I can take the losing, but most of all I Love to play.

Becker, Boris

44.

Win or lose, do it fairly.

Rockne, Knute

45.

Surely the best way to meet the enemy is head on in the field and not wait till they plunder our very homes.

Goldsmith, Oliver

46.

It has meant a lot to me to challenge the best players in the world and to beat them. And it means a lot to me to be out here and fighting for the title and, you know, it hurts not to win it.

Agassi, Andre

47.

Every time you go out on the ice, there are slight flaws. You can always think of something you should have done better. These are the things you must work on.

Hamill, Dorothy

48.

I don't psyche myself up. I psyche myself down. I think clearer when I'm not psyched up.

Cauthen, Steve

49.

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

Shoemaker, Willie

50.

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

Hogan, Ben