Quotes About Competition

I think if a batter's got the better of you naturally in the back of your mind you can go slightly defensive.

It's a slim margin of error in this league.

The margin between winning and losing is slim.

I found that being top put all the pressure on second place, not first. The focus is on the second-place team, who can't afford to slip up again.

Politics is a lot like football. Both involve people working in a team. One week you can be top of the league, the next week, you might slip a place. But I've never for one minute wanted to give up my devotion for my team.

My view is that you show Messi one side or the other, and if he goes past you, he goes past you. But if he slips it through your legs, then you have to obstruct him and take the foul. Just don't ever let yourself be nutmegged.

I never let myself forget that our rivals are waiting for us to slip up and feed their hope of catching us.

They say that when it comes to the depth chart, it can change any day and that we dictate how the depth chart goes. If one person has a great day, he might be going with the 'ones.' If a person slips up a little bit, he might be going with the 'twos' and 'threes.'

The first to five, it's anyone's game. You only have to slip up in one leg, they get a break and then you're up against it.

It's about never giving up until your hand is on the wall. I think people who get complacent, who think that they are in front, a sloppy touch, can cost you that elusive medal, just as much as the people who are gunning for you. If you believe you can get there right to the very end, miracles do happen.

All the rappers in rave music are like the sloppy seconds of rappers who couldn't make it.

I know I can go outside and have better numbers than I put up in the slot.

Script comes first, then the actors, then you gotta be lucky enough to get the right time slot. Then people have to watch.

I think it is a good thing for Indian cricket that there is so much competition for opening slot. Players put in more effort because you can be kicked out if you don't play well and make mistakes. I take it positively and try to ensure that I give my best.

Pre-competition rituals include nap time, because when competition rolls around, I'm a sloth. I also FaceTime my dogs.

I've always been attracted to cars, and driving is a completely measurable experience: if you qualify last on the grid, you're the slowest, and if you qualify first on the grid, you're the fastest. So no one can say you're slow if you're fast and no one can say you're fast if you're slow.

My brother is really, really slow.

Creating deluxe cuisine is like playing a sport. Always competitive. Always challenging. And if you slow down a bit, you can no longer return to the top level.

You don't cancel out Messi, no, you can slow his actions, but you cannot neutralise his actions.

The character of Chandigarh appears to be slow, but people here are quite competitive.

Knowing lots of answers but being a millisecond slow on the buzzer is indeed very frustrating.

You can't slow the game here. It's grass, it's always going to be fast.

On the ice, if I slow down, I can coast behind somebody for a couple of laps. If I slow down on the run, it'll turn into a walk.

I think it was wrong to take the decision to slow F1 down. It was much better in my day, when it was already a lot safer than it had been in the '70s and '80s, but you could still drive crazy fast.