- Nov 07, 2020
Competition Quotes
On rivalry, self-competition, and contests both small and large.
Competition appears here at very different scales - a mayor comparing notes with neighboring cities, and the old idea that the only competition worth taking seriously is with yourself. See also Best quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Hard
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- Nov 07, 2020
Tennis is a hard sport. There is a lot of competition all year and you play alone.
- Think
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think everyone can recognize the one-upmanship and the competition that go on wherever you are, especially among groups where the women don't have to hold down office jobs and instead get in a total snit about who won the longest carrot contest or took first prize for summer chutney in the August fete.
- Parent
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- Nov 07, 2020
Competition works. Ask any parent if their child will run faster from the house to the mailbox if he runs by himself or if he races to the mailbox with his sister. It's a no brainer.
- Exists
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- Nov 07, 2020
Competition exists everywhere.
- Opinion
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- Nov 07, 2020
Also, there are authors and publicists using the Internet to manipulate opinion, both positively for a work and negatively against the competition. I don't do this and can't stomach it, honestly.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
My greatest competition is, well, me.
- He
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- Nov 07, 2020
If he is knocked out of the competition, he encourages his brothers with his words and presence.
- Past
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- Nov 07, 2020
I want to widen the pool. In the past, England players have maybe had the comfort of knowing what the next squad is going to be before it's announced, but I'd like there to be more uncertainty. More competition for places means the standard goes up.
- Nothing
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- Nov 07, 2020
My goal every year is to be bigger and better than I was the year before. The competition just keeps getting better, and the pressure just gets hotter. Nothing gets easier.
- Experience
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- Nov 07, 2020
My first bodybuilding competition was the 2003 NPC Northern Colorado, where I was a light-heavyweight weighing in at 192 lbs. I was very nervous, as it was my first real-life experience being a bodybuilder.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
If there was no Bill Bowerman, there would have been no me. He had about as much of an impact on my life as any one person could have. He taught me about competition and ingrained it in me. He taught me not to praise ordinary performances.
- Doubt
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- Nov 07, 2020