Quotes About Competition

You have to tackle. Football is not composed of just taking the ball, or clearing the ball, properly, without touching the opponent? No. If you clear the ball and the opponent is in the middle of it... I feel sorry for the opponent!

I think the touchstone is to give consumers a full, fair choice without the power of a monopoly operating system pushing them in a direction that free competition might or might not achieve.

When you play against dirty players or very tough players, it's easy to escape because you know what they're going to do. But when the player is tough but intelligent, it's much more difficult.

Playing someone difficult is tough and can be discouraging, but if you beat them the payoff is huge!

Jorgensen is tough, but Lin Dan is right up there. He is the best and biggest rival. I really want to catch all his records, but if I want to achieve that, then the most important thing for me is to stay healthy.

Deep inside, I was hoping I'd win: The competition was tough, but I learned from other's mistakes.

Beating Pakistan is always special because they are a tough team and we have a bit of a history regarding Pakistan.

I'm just a very tough person when I go on the court, and I really don't want to lose.

It's a tough world out there and all the guys are fighting hard and the competition is really tough.

Paolo Maldini. He was tough, tough, every time we played against each other. And I played against him many times. He's a very good friend.

Don't compare your career to anyone else's. It's tough when you're in a business that's competitive. I was having a difficult time with that in college. Now, I'm having to learn to be patient and be where I am.

The greatest compliment a coach can get from another coach around the league is, 'Hey, your guys play hard. They're tough.'

It's tough to be a 15- or 16-year-old athlete competing around the country. There's tension, there's media. I had no idea what I was getting into.

In this industry, there are only two ways up the ladder. Rung by rung or claw your way to the top. It's sure been tough on my nails.

Every time I step onto the field, whether people like it or not, I'm not trying to play dirty - I'm just playing tough.

There are two bowlers who I think are very tough to play against - Dale Steyn and Morne Morkel.

In school, I had a tough time fitting in, and dancing was my way of being in my own element. As a teenager, I became a bit disillusioned with it. Even with competitions, I'd win, but still there would be tears.

And, honestly, tennis is such a tough sport as it is, it's only you on court, so you've got to deal with a lot of different pressures and expectations and when things aren't going well.

There are lots of mentally very tough players that I have played against and with.

The thing that's so tough about 'Broken Skull Challenge' is you're going head-to-head with another human being who may or may not be stronger than you and may or may not want it more than you.

We like to play good, hard, tough, aggressive cricket when we're out in the field.

To beat Serena, she's world No. 1, so it's always tough to beat someone like this. She's never giving up. Even if she's losing, not playing her best, it's always tough to beat girls like this.

Hockey is a tough game.

I like taking on the tough guys.