Quotes About Competition

Illinois and Chicago have shown they can compete on the world stage, and we will continue to answer the challenge.

Having nine brothers and sisters, you have to stand out. In order to get on the stage with me and Shawn and Marlon and Keenan and Kim, you have to be funny. We're not going to let you in the conversation.

One of my highlights of being a Proteas player is that at one stage we were the No. 1 team across all formats.

BMX is never over until the finish line, and I am always trying to challenge myself for that world stage.

So many horses get stage fright when they enter the arena, and that's it - the performance is over.

Nothing that you see on 'Indian Idol' is ever staged or planned.

I'd have no problem with Cavendish winning 34 or 35 Tour stages.

In the initial stages of my career, I was actually hiding behind a mask to hide who I was, but I was getting frustrated. I wasn't getting better bookings; I wasn't competing at bigger events.

When it gets to the knockout stages of Europe, we all know anything can happen.

It will be hard for us and it will be an achievement just to get out of the group stages and through to the quarterfinals, but I am personally dreaming of reaching the final!

I like playing in the later stages of games because there is more space when everybody's legs are tired.

Top players now will get bonuses for winning competitions or reaching various stages of them, scoring goals, or keeping clean sheets, but most don't play football for the money, because it's not been in the game that long. They do it for the love of playing.

As a competitor, I always have to test myself on the biggest stages and against the best there is to offer.

All the players want to play on the big stages - and I am no exception.

You can never come into the spring feeling like you've got a guaranteed spot. Once you do that, you kind of get stagnant, and someone's going to pass you up.

My father, though, could run very much faster. It was impossible to compete with him on the grass. But it was astonishing how slow old people were. Some of them could not run up a hill and called it trying to climb stairs.

Golf is fundamentally about being honest. I see people hit eight shots and tell me they shot five. I never say a word. It is a reminder to me of what is at stake.

When you play a semi-final, it is impossible to be tired. You know how much is at stake.

My number one goal was to be the best fighter ever in the Octagon. I think I can hold hands with many who can stake that claim.

Performances are always more interesting to me when something is at stake.

When you write about sports, you're allowed to engage in mischief. Nothing is at stake.

We try each and every week to win. We know what's at stake, but every coach has that mindset, so it's not easy.

When there's millions of dollars at stake, everybody is going to look for an advantage.

I still try to treat football as a game even if there are now other considerations at stake, especially economic ones.