Quotes About Competition

Whether it's a speeding ticket or whatever it might be, some of us are trying to get an edge some way or another in life.

Quite simply, to win Miss World is not a ticket to millions and I've read that so many times.

Awards sell tickets, and they're a clever publicity stunt.

Every year, you hope that boxing can provide some of the best fights possible. I think 2018 was one of the better years for boxing. A lot of good matchups were made, and a lot of tickets were sold.

I respect my competitors, you know, I get respect back from them. I respect people out there who pay for their tickets to come watch us compete. And I respect the reporters because they've got to come out here and tell a good story. That's what it is. It's just a cycle of respect.

Dead fish don't swim around in jealous tides.

The shootout after overtime is a great idea, so nobody goes home with a tie.

It means a lot to you, to be out there. The highs are pretty high, and the lows are pretty low. You know, it's easy to feel like you let the team down. I mean, at the end of the day we still got to figure out a way to get through the tie.

I've played basketball, and I've stood at the free-throw line with a tie game and 0.2 seconds left. But there is no feeling in the world like being in that ring when they close it up and ask, 'Are you ready?'

I like shoes that, no matter where I am, if I see a basketball or tennis court, I can tie them up and play.

Democracy presumes that we're all created equal; competition proves we are not, or else every race would end in a tie.

I think, for the benefit of our parents, the perfect night out would be when Cate and I touch the wall and we tie. This is what they dream - that we'll both win. Because then they don't have to pick a favourite child.

To me, going for a tie means kicking the extra point for a tie instead of going for a two-point conversion to win.

My best India v. Pakistan moment is from our first match in the ICC World T20 2007, which was a tie.

Sometimes a team loses a Copa tie and suddenly the competition is downplayed. It's not a good excuse to say that the Copa has no merit.

The U.S. Open was a huge moment in my career. It was one of the biggest stages, and for me to be calm and collected throughout the week and just kind of hang on and tie for fifth was huge for me mentally.

I was cast in 'Thor' back in 2009, so it sort of took me out of the running for anything tied to DC Comics.

Then after I saw the scoreboard that we were tied, I was really happy, because I really wanted to win.

With more than 67 percent of the Nation's freight moving on highways, economists believe that our ability to compete internationally is tied to the quality of our infrastructure.

So much depends on the performance, and here you are also tied up in the emotion the game evokes.

I honestly think if I would've tied my suit and there wouldn't have been any water rushing through it, I think I could've gone at least a second faster.

While other countries have been securing large export deals, American companies have been placed at a competitive disadvantage - forced to compete globally with one hand tied behind their back.

I'd never eaten lobster before. I was 21. I didn't know what the heck I was doing. I was scooping guts. But I tied for third. And the two men who beat me didn't look good. One was Bob Shoudt. He seemed in pain. And I felt fine! I was 'Oh, my God, they look like they're dying. And I can eat so much more!' I knew I was made for it after that contest.

I never did pageants as a kid, but when I got into high school, I did a couple that were tied to a sort of all-around academic student achievement program, something akin to Junior Miss, but not Junior Miss.