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Quotes About Competition

I'm not out there just to be dancing around. I expect to win every time I tee up.
~ Lee Trevino
If Lance is clean, it is the greatest comeback in the history of sports. If he isn't, it would be the greatest fraud.
~ Greg LeMond
Basketball is like war in that offensive weapons are developed first, and it always takes a while for the defense to catch up.
~ RED AUERBACH
Male figure skating is different than female figure skating; we're not America's sweetheart.
~ Scott Hamilton
And so figure skating was a great vehicle for me to kind of be competitive at something, without having to be big.
~ Scott Hamilton
Winning is overrated. The only time it is really important is in surgery and war.
~ Al McGuire
If I could be good at any sport, it'd be javelin. I know a few people I would love to throw a spear at.
~ Cheryl Cole
The Olympic Games must not be an end in itself, they must be a means of creating a vast program of physical education and sports competitions for all young people.
~ Avery Brundage
We play with enthusiasm and recklessness. We aren't afraid to lose. If we win, great; but win or lose, it is the competition that gives us pleasure.
~ Joe Paterno
Cupid makes it his sport to pull the warrior's plum.
~ Philip Sidney
We are a much improved ball club: now we lose in extra innings!
~ Casey Stengel
Always remember..... Goliath was a 40 point favorite over David.
~ Ralph Jordan
I have no sense of humor about losing
~ Rafael Nadal, Rafa
So, baseball is probably more physical of the two mentally.
~ Bo Jackson
A school without football is in danger of deteriorating into a medieval study hall.
~ Vince Lombardi
You play to win the game.
~ Herman Edwards
If you're looking to be a professional athlete on the top tier of any sport, my best advice is to put everything you have into it. If you're not, somebody else is. It's got to be all or nothing.
~ Dominick Cruz
If you can't win, make the one ahead of you break the record.
~ John McKeithen
I'm not into sports. I mean...I like Gatorade, but that's as far as it goes.
~ Mitch Hedberg
Win or lose, do it fairly.
~ Knute Rockne
Sports, politics, and religion are the three passions of the badly educated.
~ William H. Gass
You never lose a game if the opponent doesn't score.
~ Darrell Royal
Steroids are used in all sports.
~ Dorian Yates
Hitting the ball was easy. Running around the bases was the tough part.
~ Mickey Mantle