Quotes About Competition

The impulse to win is a valuable thing, right up until you let it make you into a loser.

Big mistake: that generation is compulsively competitive about generosity, and the biscuits meant she had to get a bag of scones out of the freezer and defrost them in the microwave and butter them and decant jam into a battered little dish, while I sat on the edge of her slippery sofa manically jiggling one knee until Cassie gave me a hairy look and I forced myself to stop. I knew I had to eat the damn things, too, or the "Ah, go on" phase could last for hours.

Dublin goes fast, these days, fast and jam-packed and jostling, everyone terrified of being left behind and forcing themselves louder and louder to make sure they don't disappear.

No matter how good you are, this world is always going to be better at this game.

I love seeing other channels counterprogram the Super Bowl. PBS: "DAMN RIGHT we're airing a new 'Masterpiece Classic'! Fuck off, sports!

Conservatism is founded on the principle of equality of opportunity, not result.

Capitalism is based on the concept that in order for someone to succeed, someone else has to suffer.

said one, "you are a much better wrestler." "So I am," said Lucanus, leaning

She floats down the aisle like a pageant queen. But I know you wish it was me. You wish it was me don't you

I've always hoped 'Chopped' would telegraph our enormous affection and love and admiration for chefs and food, but at the same time, we are inflicting extraordinary cruelty on them.

When you watch Olympic athletes in competition, does your self-esteem plummet? Of course not. On the contrary, you feel wonder and admiration; you're inspired that such exceptional individuals exist. So why can't we feels the same way about beauty?

she didn't want to take care of a husband in his old age, and the new man was younger than I. Just as important, he played better for the folks back home.

Journalism has become a sort of competitive screeching: What is trivial but noisy and immediate takes precedence over important matters that develop over time.

If the Japanese ever got a foothold, British bikes would quickly become only a nostalgic memory.

Sports is like a war without the killing.

Life is a game. Money is how we keep score.

Defenders are always tough, whether you play in Spain or England.

I would love to play in Spain. It would be a dream to play there, as we are talking about the best league in the world.

Spain is such a competitive league, and for the players to give up La Liga, it's such a tough decision.

With Tenerife, we had to fight in the most difficult second division in Spain with Atletico Madrid, Sevilla, and Real Betis, and we were promoted. I know you have to fight until the last day. We were promoted in the last game.

Spain are certainly one of the best teams in the world.

Every time Spain play England at any level, it is difficult.

The difference in economic potential between clubs in Italy, those in England, or the big two in Spain is very high.

From what I saw in Spain and Germany most of the teams drop back and then they have all of the time to build up and have the movements. In the Premier League it is more physical and about set plays. It is more difficult.