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Quotes About Competition

The real end winner of NAFTA is going to be Mexico because we have the human capital. We have that resource that is vital to the success of the U.S. economy.
~ Vicente Fox
It's nice to be in first place. But just because you're not on a winner doesn't mean you're a loser.
~ Joe Torre
If you do something really well, the entire world beats a path to your door. The number three, number five, number 400 player gets nothing. It's almost a winner take all.
~ Lloyd Blankfein
I can compete with anybody. I'm a true competitor. I'm a winner.
~ Stefon Diggs
I'm not that good a player, and I'll be the first to admit that. I might be a three or four grand-slam winner; I might be a two grand-slam winner, I don't know.
~ Patrick Rafter
Many of them have accomplished a lot before they ever get to 'Top Chef' although they're not well known. The show just provides them with a platform. There's just one winner and on some seasons you can get numerous chefs that are really good. Even if they don't win, they're all talented.
~ Tom Colicchio
Elections are a competition with only one winner. Giving more money to the opponent every time one speaks on behalf of a favored candidate discourages the speech that triggers the matching funds.
~ Bradley A. Smith
I think some parents fall into a trap, teaching their kids that everything is always perfect and everyone is always a winner.
~ Summer Sanders
Sixteen times a year, all thirty-two NFL teams give us what we're looking for: speed, skill, violence, fantasy league orgasms and a final score. No confusion. No doubt. No indecision. A winner and a loser.
~ Mike Barnicle
When I did win the Tour, I felt I was feted more in the U.K. for being an Olympic gold medallist... Then I come back to Europe to race, and they're not interested in the Olympic gold; it's about being the winner of the Tour de France - here he is.
~ Bradley Wiggins
If I were to ask you who the first million-pound show winner was on British TV, you'd probably go for Judith Keppel. She was, indeed, the first 'Who Wants To Be A Millionaire' contestant to win £1 million, but the first one on TV was actually Clare Barwick, who won £1 million on Chris Evans' show 'TFI Friday.'
~ Jasper Carrott
Night after night in the '50s, I traveled all over New York City. The promoter had 10 acts, and the winner each night would get five dollars; second place would get three dollars, and third place would get two dollars. He always put the best acts on last so the people wouldn't walk out, and the worst acts went on first. He always put me on first.
~ Tiny Tim
The AV ecosystem is constantly evolving, and no single winner will be crowned.
~ Karl Iagnemma
Don't get me wrong: 'America's Next Top Model' is fantastic. They've done 20 seasons, so they've obviously done something right. But I think what ensures that the winner of 'The Face' will become a working model is the prize - a year-long contract with a cosmetics company is huge.
~ Coco Rocha
Whenever I watch any kind of competition, my immediate reaction when they call out the name of the winner is to look at the loser.
~ Lisa Jewell
Everyone remembers the winner; nobody remembers who finishes second. But quite a lot, I seem to be right around the hunt with nine holes to play.
~ Brooks Koepka
Anything like having a good season at home for the club, or going as far as you can and having a great Champions League, has its repercussions when it comes to the Balon D'Or winner.
~ Jesus Navas
When you bring a winner onto your team, he knows how to win, he's going to help your team win, and that's the goal at the end of the day.
~ Malcolm Brogdon
I feel confident that no player can step on court against me and feel confident that they will come out the winner. Every match I take part in, I have an equal shot of coming through as the winner.
~ Johanna Konta
Most competition in Silicon Valley now heads toward there being one monopolistic winner.
~ Om Malik
Crossroads fights are an important part of boxing. The winner goes on to bigger and better things, while the loser squanders a significant career opportunity.
~ Thomas Hauser
There's a competitive grief atmosphere in acting classes. Like, whoever has the biggest trauma is sort of like the winner of the day today or gets the A+. That, I could identify with from when I sort of dabbled with method acting classes when I was a teenager.
~ Sarah Goldberg
If there were a category in the Olympics for laundry, my mother would have been a gold-medal winner.
~ Elizabeth Berg
Life is good, and I'm happy, and I don't know that it would be as good if I'd been the winner in Calgary.
~ Eddie the Eagle