Quotes About Competition

It was a beauty contest in the '80s. If they played two women back to back on the radio, it was almost a scandal.

I was awful my first time. I was so shy eating in front of people. It was so awkward. But my next contest, I brought a bunch of my family out, and I won that one. I remember I almost barfed because my mom, at the end of the contest, she yelled out, 'Do it for Mama!' Everybody laughed. It was one of the closest I've ever been to barfing.

When I was getting ready for a contest I was not thinking size, I was thinking I want to come in shredded, so shredded that people are going to be shocked.

I've always been one to want a fair contest between bat and ball even as a batter, so if that's taken away I don't think that's great.

The 2009 World Championship Duck Calling Contest, I won.

Had I been a contestant in 'Squid Game,' I would have died doing the dalgona.

I think what you get with the voice is that people can actually sing. The entertainment you get is not only from the contestants but also from the coaches.

If you're a competitor, this is what you want. You want all of the games to have meaning, context and to be the best competition.

I've wrestled on every continent but Antarctica and in every country in the world except for China and the U.S.S.R.

All players want to have continuity, to have minutes.

In the '90s, there was always this continuous pitting of women against each other in the media, trying to make them battle it out.

In markets such as the US, China, we want to continuously improve our products and services to win market share.

I don't know if anybody can sign a contract to fight me and feel confident that they can beat me.

I was just trying to make it to a second contract before guys. I was trying to outplay guys on the field and trying to last longer than them in the league. I think all of those things go through your head when you're a late-rounder, and you're always trying to prove people wrong.

It can't really happen today the way it did back then and part of that is because I think there's a bit of a competitive scare over at Marvel and DC so they lock guys up with exclusive contracts.

The ball will tell you who the best players are, not the contracts, not the media.

I learned that in senior football it's about managing the game. People are playing for contracts and playing for careers, so when you're 1-0 up or 2-0 up, you have to see the game out.

Guys every year across the league look for new contracts. That's just the business in the NFL.

When you're No. 1 contender for five years, and you know who's controlling things, you'll do something you're not proud of.

I lost to Lennox Lewis in a very controversial decision.

Everything controversial is good for boxing.

I saw the GamerGate controversy as a way to expand 8chan. I wanted to unseat 4chan and to me it didn't matter how it happened.

All these retailers these days are under pressure. Why? It's because... for the last 30 years, value equaled price. But now, value equals price, convenience, and a little bit of brand.

I will always try to give my best and convince the coach that I should play.