Quotes About Competition

There were 17 people in the race. I got more votes than anybody in the history of Republican politics. By millions.

The fact is, presidential politics has become a game of inches.

There used to be a lot more politics in the Olympics, when the Soviet Bloc committed a lot of resources for propaganda purposes.

In business and in politics a man must carve and maul his way through men to get to be King of the Mountain. Once there, he can be great and kind-but he must get there first.

Politics are very much like war. We may even have to use poison gas at times.

Politics is war without bloodshed and war is politics with blood.

Politics should not interfere with sports. And sports should impact politics.

Being in politics is like being a football coach. You have to be smart enough to understand the game and dumb enough to think it's important.

When it comes to matters of pro sports, politics or palate, disparate sides claim their party, team and cola to be superior.

I'm a girl, but that doesn't mean I don't appreciate greatness and the struggle of sports. My situation - and I've always said this, even in politics - is may the best man win. I'm not team-bound.

To be the man, you gotta beat the man!

Nice guys finish first. If you don't know that, then you don't know where the finish line is.

You try to stay within the rules for the sake of the game, but you can always turn up the intensity.

Winning doesn't always mean being first. Winning means you're doing better than you've ever done before.

To me, it doesn't matter how good you are. Sport is all about playing and competing. Whatever you do in cricket and in sport, enjoy it, be positive and try to win.

I'm lucky because I don't feel too much pressure - it's only in the last hour before the race, and even then it's good, positive pressure.

To be a good loser is to learn how to win.

I never underestimate my opponent, but I never underestimate my talents.

The only one who can beat me is me.

Beating people up is a positive thing.

I think someone should explain to the child that it's OK to make mistakes. That's how we learn. When we compete, we make mistakes.

I'll beat him so bad he'll need a shoehorn to put his hat on.

When the going got tough, I really had to draw on many of the same competitive instincts I did when I was skating. I really had to put my head down and stay positive. I had to fight.

The biggest thing is to have a mind-set and a belief you can win every tournament going in.