Quotes About Competition

Ask any keeper what it's like when there's a recognised No. 1, the competition might not be as high. You're after that competition because it drives you on further.

The Olympic Games has been important to our family. My wife was always really into it, she was a gymnast growing up and the Olympics was a dream of hers even though the type of gymnastics she did was never recognised as a Games sport.

We just do not get the recognition or the opportunity to play against these men, so obviously you don't see it that often.

Everybody wants recognition, but we can't all get it.

To win a successful campaign against an opponent that has a lot more name recognition and a lot more money, I have to be edgy.

You're not getting any recognition as a point guard if you ain't winning.

You see a lot of fighters who just got into the UFC getting a lot more recognition than the people who have been in there.

That's the thing about basketball - you do good things and you start to get recognition.

The month of January, we were number one. Now, this is something we're proud of, because we recognize we're up against a formidable operation there at CNN.

We recognize the need to adapt to a changing competitive environment.

If I were ever in a position to appear more for ROH, I would accept nothing less than to be recognized as the best - which would mean having to challenge the top dogs/champions.

The farther I go East in the U.S. the more I get recognized because of more sports crazy the East Coast is.

That's the whole part of playing football and having training camp. Coming in and recognizing how players play.

The Bundesliga is a strong league and a good place to go. One can only recommend the Bundesliga.

Salman Khan did not help me get movie offers. What rubbish! Will any producer take a risk of millions of rupees at the instance of any person? Everyone knows that the film industry is highly competitive, and one gets a job on one's talent only and not on any recommendation.

My dad was a plumber. That's hard work. He never missed a day of work. I will never disrespect him by not showing up for an athletic competition that has a maximum duration of 25 minutes. There should be forfeiture if you have to pull out of a fight. If you don't show up, it should be a loss on your record.

'Moonwalking with Einstein' refers to a memory device I used when I memorized a deck of playing cards at the U.S. Memory Championship. When I competed in 2006, I set a new U.S. record by memorizing a deck of cards in one minute and 40 seconds. That record has since fallen.

It had always been a British preoccupation to hold this mile record.

A publicly run health care program could compete with private insurance companies, which have a record of overcharging and underperforming.

I'm often reading a magazine and hearing about someone's new record, and I think, 'Oh, boy, that's gonna be better than me.' It's a very common thing.

Amazon has a good record with customers, who are confident the retailer will give them the lowest price. Entering their home will be another thing altogether.

Record companies, they're just like lemmings.

If people come to a record store, and they can't find your album, they buy something else.

I never race for records. The motivation to try to beat the record is not enough to continue. You have to enjoy it.