Quotes About Competition

People are determined to play well against me because they don't want to look silly and lose 6-0. But then, when I'm playing my best, it's weird. Their heads drop and it's like they're suddenly frightened.

Nobody cares about the bronze or silver medals.

I won a silver medal. But really, I ended up running the fastest race of my life to become part of something that transcended the Games.

I have bronze in Beijing, silver in London, and now gold in Rio. It is the perfect story.

Finishing second in the Olympics gets you silver. Finishing second in politics gets you oblivion.

I come into these competitions to win, not to get silver or bronze, so it is frustrating.

I have got lots of silver medals, from Delhi in 2010 and London in 2012, so it would be nice to pick up some golds, and the Commonwealth Games is a great place to start.

At Oracle, silver medal is first loser.

Not that I went into the Olympics with any doubt, but my holiday plans afterwards depended on how well I did - bronze, silver or gold.

I didn't even think that I could be competing for a gold medal; I was convinced I'd compete for a silver medal.

I didn't want people to think of me as someone who wasn't impressed with a silver medal, because obviously that's a huge accomplishment, and I was so happy. It was more about me just being not impressed with falling at the Olympics in my last event.

Two gold medals and two silver, I don't think is that bad... I think I still did a pretty good job.

I'm extremely content with my silver and bronze medals. But once I won the gold, I fell in love.

There are a lot of sacrifices. I know because I've won the silver in the Olympics.

Perhaps... I mean there are people who defend that it as an art. I don't. I like it but it's not an art form as far as I'm concerned, and yet it's a similar thing, once you can't land those jumps, you're disqualified - that precludes it from ever becoming a serious art form.

The market is so competitive. There are so many products that are similar. So we are forced to invest in innovative research in new products that are one or two years ahead of the market.

Being on TV is similar to being an athlete. You get no second chances.

All great reality shows have a very, very similar format. That's why it was so easy to parody.

I love discussing my game with people who have similar mindsets.

Football and chess can seem like sporting polar opposites, but there are so many similarities with the modern game.

I'm proud to be involved with Simon Cowell and 'X Factor.'

I don't have anything against Simon Cowell and 'The X Factor.'

If Simon Cowell asked me, of course I would love to do 'X Factor.'

Simon would not want to audition in front of Simon.