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Quotes About Competition

Those who build great companies understand that the ultimate throttle on growth for any great company is not markets, or technology, or competition, or products. It is one thing above all others: the ability to get and keep enough of the right people. The
~ James C. Collins
Purpose is a motivating factor, not a differentiating factor. It's entirely possible for two companies to have the same purpose. Your mission, on the other hand, will certainly differentiate you from everyone else.
~ James C. Collins
focusing solely on what you can potentially do better than any other organization is the only path to greatness.
~ James C. Collins
the big winners in corporate history consistently surpassed a threshold level of innovation required to compete in their industries. But what truly set the big winners apart was their ability to turn initial success into a sustained flywheel, even if they started out behind the pioneers
~ James C. Collins
Finite players play within boundaries; infinite players play with boundaries.
~ James Carse
In war and in peace, a good enemy can be more valuable than a good ally.
~ James Clavell
Let's compete freely. Goddam tariffs! Free trade and free seas—that's what's right!
~ James Clavell
kith or kin lust for power as others do.
~ James Clavell
A thing which is of no moment itself may be made of importance in the way of competition.
~ James Fenimore Cooper
The fear of failing... not quite the fear of failing, but the uncertainty of whether you are going to perform or not, is there every single game I have played in my life. It will always be there.
~ AB de Villiers
As policymakers, we need to foster an environment that allows U.S.-based innovators and entrepreneurs to compete and to flourish. Excessive regulations and bureaucratic red tape dramatically increase the cost of doing business and create uncertainty for companies.
~ Ralph Hall
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.
~ Phil Neville
Seventeen consecutive years of irregular war, extended years of budget uncertainty, and an increasing complex security environment have eroded our competitive edge.
~ Mark Esper
It's college basketball and there's a certain amount of uncertainty. As an assistant coach, you do the best job you can to win.
~ Jim Boeheim
I like a lot of sports. Especially football - it's my favourite sport. My uncle played football in Barcelona for nine years and played for Spain in three World Cups.
~ Rafael Nadal
Quizzing is a family hobby - before I was born my granddad, mum, auntie and uncle were into quizzing.
~ Jenny Ryan
As competitive as I am, I want to get the best of a play and make sure to use it's full potential even when things break down. But sometimes you need to just say 'uncle' and let it go and avoid a hit.
~ Mark Sanchez
Having competed themselves, my father and my uncle are very passionate about motorsport, so I inherited it from them.
~ Pastor Maldonado
I think that when we were younger, the fact of knowing our uncle Derrike won the Daytona 500. We were racing go-karts then, and I think that really kind of motivated us.
~ Amber Cope
Mauricio had a relationship with my granddad and especially my dad, because they played against each other with Instituto and Newell's Old Boys, and my uncle went to school with him when they were children.
~ Paulo Gazzaniga
My uncle rode bulls professionally and he got me into it. I started riding steers when I was about eleven and he started taking me to little jackpots and I really got into it.
~ Ryan Bingham
I come from a family where soccer has always been very present. My uncles, my father and my brother were all players.
~ Ronaldinho
We live in a world in racing where the guy who's comfortable being uncomfortable does well.
~ Chase Elliott
Everything was cool when I came back running 10.09. Now that I'm running some of the fastest times in history, people are uncomfortable.
~ Justin Gatlin