Quotes About Competition

She'd yet to see a book in any Bigendian environment. He was a creature of screens, of bare expanses of desk or table, empty shelves. He owned, as far as she knew, no art. In some way, she suspected, he regarded it as competition, noise to his signal.

Ralph... would treat the day's decisions as though he were playing chess. The only trouble was that he would never be a very good chess player.

He's gaining on us, the Turk said. That is also inconceivable, the Sicilian said. Before I stole this boat we're in, I made many inquiries as to what was the fastest ship on all of Florin Channel and everyone agreed it was this one. You're right, the Turk agreed, staring back. He isn't gaining on us. He's just getting closer, that's all.

You're right," the Turk agreed, staring back. "He isn't gaining on us. He's just getting closer, that's all.

If you write movies, you never know who the enemy is. Someone is going to fuck you, that's a given.

you would never in this world have beaten him. But I tell you this: he would never in this world have beaten you.

The advantage of some is won by an equivalent loss of others.

A great chessplayer is not a great man, for he leaves the world as he found it.

Competition between businesses creates better products and services, as well as lower prices. It encourages entrepreneurship and fosters good, hard work. The competition of free enterprise is a major reason businesses are usually more efficient and productive than government.

the exclusive worship of the bitch-goddess sucess is our national disease

Professionalism is not sportsmanship. If you don't succeed, you won't be in your profession for long. In our society, it's not about good or bad. It's about who's on top.

But sometimes it ain't the strongest wins. And especially when the stronger thinks, because it's stronger, that it ain't got to try to fight.

The soldier who retreated 50 paces jeered at the one who retreated 100 paces

Good ideas are often adopted quickly. When all retailers adopt centralized checkout as a "best practice," it's no longer a competitive advantage for anyone.

Sportsmanship" had been stretched too far. Like "relativity," it had migrated far afield from its original meaning. It used to refer to the kind of behavior that Lance Armstrong showed Jan Ullrich. But over time the term was stretched to include unimpressive, nonchivalrous behavior, like losing without whining too much or making it through an entire game without assaulting a referee.

We are fighting a war on load times.

Each day I walked into the office and asked myself, "If I had to compete against lululemon, what would I do?" This allowed me to cannibalize what was working today for what would be best for the future.

Actualmente, el «lugar» cada vez importa menos en la fabricación: las ideas triunfan sobre la geografía.

Now, we believe that the majority of teachers in America know our system must be reformed, to put students first so that America can compete, that teachers don't teach to become rich or famous. They teach because they love children.

It's extremely hard for athletes to accept what's happened to them sometimes. It's hard to be beaten by a small margin, and I've spoken with athletes who, for years afterward, have been tormented by the knowledge that, had they done something ever so slightly different, they could have been one-ten-thousandth of a second quicker.

Citius, Altius, Fortius

My handicap? Woods and irons.

A sport has its own built-in integrity, doesn't need an artificial one. Athletics carries its own set of truths, and those truths are diminished and manipulated by people with agendas.

Yo, Kyle," said Miguel. "Exactly how many board games have you played?" "Enough to know that you don't ever quit until somebody else actually wins.