Quotes About Competition

You gotta be a shark in this business," Benny told her, with his soft voice and his slicked-back hair. "Sniff around for blood in the water.Greet life teeth first. And no matter what, never stop swimming.

If I cannot be better then them, I will become so much worse

If I cannot be better than them, I will become so much worse - Jude Duarte, the Cruel Prince

Nicasia's wrong about me. I don't desire to do as well in the tournament as one of the fey. I want to win. I do not yearn to be their equal. In my heart I yearn to best them.

if i can't be better than them i'll become much worse

If I cannot be better than them, I will become much worse.

the game of kings and princes, of queens and crowns, but to play it I must be pitiless.

If I can't be better then them, I will become so much worse

Si no puedo ser mejor que ellos, seré mucho peor.

I do not yearn to be their equal. In my heart, I yearn to best them.

I recall that you your hands were on her, but her eyes were on me,'' Cardan returns

When there is a lot of power concentrated in one place, there are plenty of scraps to fight over.

I wouldn't play the game if I couldn't win.

I see Taryn across the room, Locke beside her. Her eyes widen, taking in whom I am standing with. Something passes over her face, and it looks a lot like resentment. She has Locke, but I am here with a prince.

I can smell spiced wine in the air, but not yet the other perfume of tournaments- fresh blood.

This is just a game,' Nicasia says. 'But sometimes we play too hard with our toys. And then they break.' 'It's not like we drowned you ourselves,' Valerian calls.

The seeds of Prince Cardan's resentment came full bloom. What was the point of her trying so hard? Why would she work like that when it would never win her anything? ... He had never tried like that for anything in his life. Jude, Cardan though, hating even the shape of her name. Jude.

If I can't be better than them , I will become so much worse

when they are gone, it will be use staring across a chessboard at each other. And when I best you, I will make sure I do it as thoroughly as I would any opponent who has shown themselves to be my equal.

In my heart, I yearn to best them.

What is sparring but a game of strategy,played at speed?

Cuando hay mucho poder concentrado en un mismo sitio, hay un montón de sobras por las que pelearse.

it was as important to be a good winner as a good loser. I wanted Oak to give me an opportunity to be a good winner.

The point of a fight is not to have a good fight, it's to win.