Quotes About Competition

Most of human history had been industry versus nature, with industry winning.

Agresiunea este o tr?s?tur? a supravieÈ›uirii. Datorit? ei ne g?sim în vârful lanÈ›ului trofic.

In general, our generals were out generalled.

Every friendship has its own enemy.

So I run straight to the goal with purpose in every step" (verse 26 NLT). That is exactly what every human being should do—run with certainty and purpose to win. We are not competing against others, only ourselves.

I'm not sure who invented dodgeball, but I can almost guarantee you that it wasn't the shortest kid in the class.

I felt that this must be what it would be like to be married to someone, a constant back and forth of bickering, watching out for any stray comment in a conversation that might be corrected, anything to keep gaining the upper hand, the advantage, bringing one closer to taking the game, the set and the whole blasted match without ever ceding a point.

What are you playing?" I asked him. "War." "Is that a game?" "It's the best game in the world." "And are you winning?" "I won't know till it's over." "And perhaps not even then.

The most important skills he has to learn are those of socialization: cooperation, interdependence, and a healthy sense of competition. The preparation of one's life work requires academic skills as well: reading, writing, and arithmetic. However, these skills should not have been more important than knowing, loving, and valuing oneself. In fact, a healthy sense of self-worth is essential for good learning.

First we had the legs race. Then we had the arms race. Now we're going to have the brain race.

Gunning for average is your best shot at finishing above average.

The company owner doesn't need to win. The best idea does.

Don't worry about making friends; don't worry about making enemies. Worry about winning, because if you win, your enemies can't hurt you, and if you lose, your friends can't stand you.

The problem with the rat race is that even if you win, you're still a rat.

NBA superstar David Robinson remarked, "I think any player will tell you that individual accomplishments help your ego, but if you don't win, it makes for a very, very long season. It counts more that the team has played well.

You beat 50 percent of the people in America by working hard," says A. L. Williams. "You beat another 40 percent by being a person of honesty and integrity and standing for something. The last 10 percent is a dogfight in the free enterprise system.

Just remember that if you're not working at your game to the utmost of your ability, there will be someone out there somewhere with equal ability. And one day you'll play each other, and he'll have the advantage.

Our business in life is not to get ahead of others, but to get ahead of ourselves—to break our own records, to outstrip our yesterday by our today.

You know it's so complicated, first you love then you hate it. Someone's laughing, someone's crying, someone living, someone's dying. Somebody always looses and we still play the game.

You've been parking on the same street for years, yet you still have to fight for a spot? Find a street with less traffic.

Don't get mad when someone else starts to appreciate the person you took for granted. What you wont do someone else will.

I was better than your Ex. I'll be better than your next. And I sure the hell will be better than the rest!

This is looking like a contest of who can act like they care less.

A breakup isn't official until the minute the heart breaks on Facebook & I dumped you first so I win.