Quotes About Competition

When you beat a team so often - especially like this season when Chelsea had already lost three times to us - you know people expect you to do it again. But you also know they're going to be even more motivated to finally win.

I'm motivated to be No. 1.

Of course for your main rivals, you're going to get extra motivated for it, particularly if you haven't played him for a long time.

I always come very motivated to the Grand Slams.

I just think I play better in the greater scenarios. I just get motivated. I like the big crowds on the centre courts.

I love to fight. Keeping me at home without a fight is the same to offer candy to a kid and then take it away. That's why I'm always competing in other martial arts. That keeps me motivated to train and helps me learn even more.

I was never motivated by a contract. I was motivated by being the best. So I just compete against myself every day and push to get better.

That is one of the problems big teams face - their rivals always take the field very motivated, and I say this from experience.

I think Adrien Broner was at his best. If he wasn't, I would have knocked him out. He was very motivated, he changed camps and made weight with no issues.

Playing rugby has been my whole life and for me, keeping fit was part of my job. But when I gave up my career, I was determined to keep motivated, and that isn't always easy when you have lost the competitive edge to it.

When we play a team I know we're going to blow out or anything like that, I'm not as motivated.

When you play against important teams, you obviously feel more motivated.

When I was a rookie, what motivated me was trying to win Rookie of the Year and play the best that I could that I would compete so hard.

Fighting Frank Mir is something I'd love to do. I'm motivated to fight him.

Coming into the offseason, when I'm training, when things get hard, I know there's guys that are across the country, training and trying to be the best in the country and trying to be the best in the world. So that just motivates me to just keep going and keep working.

I think envy motivates a lot of people.

Everything Mousasi says only motivates me. I have a win over him, and I think he's a little bothered by it.

Competition keeps you young. It motivates you. It challenges your ego. Messi and Ronaldo have this with each other.

That's why every cricketer wants to play international cricket. First of all you're playing for your country, secondly there's a lot of media attention and thirdly, for India, there is so much support for us, especially in England. So you know what you are doing is important, and that motivates you, helps you get going.

What really motivates me to climb harder and harder is not necessarily that I want to push my limits or show who's best, but climbing harder and harder routes makes it more fun.

The fear of losing motivates me, and that's it.

Being drafted 13 definitely motivates me, but I love where I was drafted, I love the opportunity I was drafted into. But the 12 guys ahead of me are in the back of my head all the time.

With every great player in this league, it motivates you because you want to do well against them.

When you've won a gold medal and you're at the top of your sport, everyone's trying to beat you. I find that incredibly motivating.