Quotes About Competition

I've been in teams that have struggled and been relegated.

Argentina has never been able to convince itself that it can win in Brazil. For some reason we have always struggled.

For most Olympic athletes, their training is their hardest challenge and where they push themselves to the limit. For Paralympians, training and competition is an escape from the hardships and struggles of their everyday life. That is the difference.

We might be in the NFL, but we still have our daily struggles.

As equality increases, so does the number of people struggling for predominance.

You're always taught that the world is so competitive. You're taught that it's not very likely for you to become successful and that odds are you're going to be a struggling artist for the rest of your life.

According to me, every actor is struggling in the industry. Someone is trying to live up to their father's name, or someone is trying hard to retain the number one position.

I was in a struggling team in League One and I've seen how tough it is when you are trying to scrape out points at the bottom of the league.

When we got knocked out against Porto in the Champions League, I only slept two hours that night. I was not a nice person to be with after that match. I was struggling to get the result out of my system.

I was able to do Classics, the U.S. national championships and the Pan American Games and feel like I improved with each meet, but I was still struggling with a lot of residual pain from the two surgeries.

There are times when I'm watching an NFL quarterback struggling to get through the game, and I get bitter to some extent.

Even in motocross, you're struggling to see people pass each other anymore. There seems to be one line in motocross.

I love the idea of coming into a struggling franchise and seeing if I can help them win. First off, I hate to lose. At anything. Secondly, who doesn't want to be the guy to help turn something around?

I always say when the opponent was better.

I just play hard-hitting football, but at least I look the opponent in the face before I hit him.

The higher the opponent for me, the more that I shine.

A good sacrifice is one that is not necessarily sound but leaves your opponent dazed and confused.

Negotiating means getting the best of your opponent.

I break people's faces. I break their arms. I break their legs. That's a part of the sport. That's my job. That's the job of the opponent who's trying to do the same thing to me.

I like to go on the court and have a little bit of information about my opponent.

It's always important to respect your opponent.

You try to say every week that you're facing a faceless opponent. No matter who it is, you want to have the same mindset, no matter what type of game it is - first game of the season, last game of the season.

I would never discredit the sport or my opponent by reading my injury list before or after the fight. I've always thought it's a very underhanded thing to do, and it's a very cowardly thing to do, to come out and say, 'I'm hurt,' particularly if you win a fight.

If the opponent makes a foul close to their own goal, it's a chance for us. I take it like this.