“
Competition has been shown to be useful up to a certain point and no further, but cooperation, which is the thing we must strive for today, begins where competition leaves off.
Franklin D. Roosevelt
“
Competition is always a good thing. It forces us to do our best. A monopoly renders people complacent and satisfied with mediocrity.
Nancy Pearcey
“
I have been up against tough competition all my life. I wouldn't know how to get along without it.
Walt Disney
“
The ultimate victory in competition is derived from the inner satisfaction of knowing that you have done your best and that you have gotten the most out of what you had to give.
Howard Cosell
“
You have competition every day because you set such high standards for yourself that you have to go out every day and live up to that.
Michael Jordan
“
I'm not in competition with anybody but myself. My goal is to beat my last performance.
Celine Dion
“
Never compete with someone who has nothing to lose.
Baltasar Gracian
“
Real learning comes about when the competitive spirit has ceased.
Jiddu Krishnamurti
“
Insecure people only eclipse your sun because they're jealous of your daylight and tired of their dark, starless nights.
Shannon L. Alder
“
Anyone who imagines they can work alone winds up surrounded by nothing but rivals, without companions. The fact is, no one ascends alone.
Lance Armstrong
“
Anytime you find someone more successful than you are, especially when you're both engaged in the same business - you know they're doing something that you aren't.
Malcolm X
“
There are two kinds of people, those who do the work and those who take the credit. Try to be in the first group; there is less competition there.
Indira Gandhi
“
Competition brings out the best in products and the worst in people.
David Sarnoff
“
A merchant who approaches business with the idea of serving the public well has nothing to fear from the competition.
James Cash Penney
“
No matter what the competition is, I try to find a goal that day and better that goal.
Bonnie Blair
“
The healthiest competition occurs when average people win by putting above average effort.
Colin Powell
“
Competition is not only the basis of protection to the consumer, but is the incentive to progress.
Herbert Hoover
“
All you have to do is play better than the other guy and things go well. If you don't play better than the other players then somebody takes your place.
Bill Parcels
“
The only competition worthy of a wise man is with himself.
Washington Allston
“
When a man can do better than everyone else in the same walk, he does not make any very painful exertions to outdo himself. The progress of improvement ceases nearly at the point where competition ends.
William Hazlitt
“
Competition is a rude yet effective motivation.
Toba Beta
“
Competition is the spice of sports; but if you make spice the whole meal you'll be sick.
George Leonard
“
Focus on competition has always been a formula for mediocrity.
Daniel Burrus
“
You have no control over what the other guy does. You only have control over what you do.
A. J. Kitt
“
If you're able to be yourself, then you have no competition. All you have to do is get closer and closer to that essence.
Barbara Cook
“
When we are in competition with ourselves, and match our todays against our yesterdays, we derive encouragement from past misfortunes and blemishes. Moreover, the competition with ourselves leaves unimpaired our benevolence toward our fellow men.
Eric Hoffer
“
A horse never runs so fast as when he has other horses to catch up and outpace.
Ovid
“
Becoming number one is easier than remaining number one.
Bill Bradley
“
Competition is a process or variety of habitual behavior that grows out of a habit of mind.
Willard Beecher
“
Every man in the world is better than someone else and not as good someone else.
William Saroyan
“
For when the One Great Scorer comes to mark against your name, He writes -- not that you won or lost -- but how you played the Game.
Grantland Rice
“
You find that you have peace of mind and can enjoy yourself, get more sleep, and rest when you know that it was a one hundred percent effort that you gave - win or lose.
Gordie Howe
“
Champions do not become champions when they win the event, but in the hours, weeks, months and years they spend preparing for it. The victorious performance itself is merely the demonstration of their championship character.
T. Alan Armstrong
“
Winning is important to me, but what brings me real joy is the experience of being fully engaged in whatever I'm doing.
Phil Jackson
“
You must do everything possible to put yourself in a position to win. But if you consider second or third a failure, I feel sorry for you.
Joe Falcon
“
Winners compare their achievements with their goals, while losers compare their achievements with those of other people.
Nido Qubein
“
It's hard to beat a person who never gives up.
Babe Ruth
“
Somebody will always break your records. It is how you live that counts.
Earl Campbell
“
It's not necessarily the amount of time you spend at practice that counts; it's what you put into the practice.
Eric Lindros
“
The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph.
Thomas Paine
“
I don't care how good you play, you can find somebody who can beat you, and I don't care how bad you play, you can find somebody you can beat.
Harvey Penick
“
There is nothing noble in being superior to some other person. The true nobility is in being superior to your previous self.
Proverb
“
The Law of Win/Win says, Let's not do it your way or my way; let's do it the best way.
Greg Anderson
“
Success is a journey not a destination. The doing is usually more important than the outcome. Not everyone can be Number 1.
Arthur Ashe
“
Thank God for competition. When our competitors upset our plans or outdo our designs, they open infinite possibilities of our own work to us.
Gil Atkinson
“
Competition is what keeps me playing the psychological warfare of matching skill against skill and wit against wit.
Lou Brock
“
How you respond to the challenge in the second half will determine what you become after the game, whether you are a winner or a loser.
Lou Holtz
“
No wise combatant underestimates their antagonist.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
“
Our life is not really a mutual helpfulness; but rather, it's fair competition cloaked under due laws of war; it's a mutual hostility.
Thomas Carlyle
“
Man is a gaming animal. He must always be trying to get the better in something or other.
Charles Lamb
Competition has been shown to be useful up to a certain point and no further, but cooperation, which is the thing we must strive for today, begins where competition leaves off.
Franklin D. Roosevelt
“
Competition is always a good thing. It forces us to do our best. A monopoly renders people complacent and satisfied with mediocrity.
Nancy Pearcey
“
I have been up against tough competition all my life. I wouldn't know how to get along without it.
Walt Disney
“
The ultimate victory in competition is derived from the inner satisfaction of knowing that you have done your best and that you have gotten the most out of what you had to give.
Howard Cosell
“
You have competition every day because you set such high standards for yourself that you have to go out every day and live up to that.
Michael Jordan
“
I'm not in competition with anybody but myself. My goal is to beat my last performance.
Celine Dion
“
Never compete with someone who has nothing to lose.
Baltasar Gracian
“
Real learning comes about when the competitive spirit has ceased.
Jiddu Krishnamurti
“
Insecure people only eclipse your sun because they're jealous of your daylight and tired of their dark, starless nights.
Shannon L. Alder
“
Anyone who imagines they can work alone winds up surrounded by nothing but rivals, without companions. The fact is, no one ascends alone.
Lance Armstrong
“
Anytime you find someone more successful than you are, especially when you're both engaged in the same business - you know they're doing something that you aren't.
Malcolm X
“
There are two kinds of people, those who do the work and those who take the credit. Try to be in the first group; there is less competition there.
Indira Gandhi
“
Competition brings out the best in products and the worst in people.
David Sarnoff
“
A merchant who approaches business with the idea of serving the public well has nothing to fear from the competition.
James Cash Penney
“
No matter what the competition is, I try to find a goal that day and better that goal.
Bonnie Blair
“
The healthiest competition occurs when average people win by putting above average effort.
Colin Powell
“
Competition is not only the basis of protection to the consumer, but is the incentive to progress.
Herbert Hoover
“
All you have to do is play better than the other guy and things go well. If you don't play better than the other players then somebody takes your place.
Bill Parcels
“
The only competition worthy of a wise man is with himself.
Washington Allston
“
When a man can do better than everyone else in the same walk, he does not make any very painful exertions to outdo himself. The progress of improvement ceases nearly at the point where competition ends.
William Hazlitt
“
Competition is a rude yet effective motivation.
Toba Beta
“
Competition is the spice of sports; but if you make spice the whole meal you'll be sick.
George Leonard
“
Focus on competition has always been a formula for mediocrity.
Daniel Burrus
“
You have no control over what the other guy does. You only have control over what you do.
A. J. Kitt
“
If you're able to be yourself, then you have no competition. All you have to do is get closer and closer to that essence.
Barbara Cook
“
When we are in competition with ourselves, and match our todays against our yesterdays, we derive encouragement from past misfortunes and blemishes. Moreover, the competition with ourselves leaves unimpaired our benevolence toward our fellow men.
Eric Hoffer
“
A horse never runs so fast as when he has other horses to catch up and outpace.
Ovid
“
Becoming number one is easier than remaining number one.
Bill Bradley
“
Competition is a process or variety of habitual behavior that grows out of a habit of mind.
Willard Beecher
“
Every man in the world is better than someone else and not as good someone else.
William Saroyan
“
For when the One Great Scorer comes to mark against your name, He writes -- not that you won or lost -- but how you played the Game.
Grantland Rice
“
You find that you have peace of mind and can enjoy yourself, get more sleep, and rest when you know that it was a one hundred percent effort that you gave - win or lose.
Gordie Howe
“
Champions do not become champions when they win the event, but in the hours, weeks, months and years they spend preparing for it. The victorious performance itself is merely the demonstration of their championship character.
T. Alan Armstrong
“
Winning is important to me, but what brings me real joy is the experience of being fully engaged in whatever I'm doing.
Phil Jackson
“
You must do everything possible to put yourself in a position to win. But if you consider second or third a failure, I feel sorry for you.
Joe Falcon
“
Winners compare their achievements with their goals, while losers compare their achievements with those of other people.
Nido Qubein
“
It's hard to beat a person who never gives up.
Babe Ruth
“
Somebody will always break your records. It is how you live that counts.
Earl Campbell
“
It's not necessarily the amount of time you spend at practice that counts; it's what you put into the practice.
Eric Lindros
“
The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph.
Thomas Paine
“
I don't care how good you play, you can find somebody who can beat you, and I don't care how bad you play, you can find somebody you can beat.
Harvey Penick
“
There is nothing noble in being superior to some other person. The true nobility is in being superior to your previous self.
Proverb
“
The Law of Win/Win says, Let's not do it your way or my way; let's do it the best way.
Greg Anderson
“
Success is a journey not a destination. The doing is usually more important than the outcome. Not everyone can be Number 1.
Arthur Ashe
“
Thank God for competition. When our competitors upset our plans or outdo our designs, they open infinite possibilities of our own work to us.
Gil Atkinson
“
Competition is what keeps me playing the psychological warfare of matching skill against skill and wit against wit.
Lou Brock
“
How you respond to the challenge in the second half will determine what you become after the game, whether you are a winner or a loser.
Lou Holtz
“
No wise combatant underestimates their antagonist.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
“
Our life is not really a mutual helpfulness; but rather, it's fair competition cloaked under due laws of war; it's a mutual hostility.
Thomas Carlyle
“
Man is a gaming animal. He must always be trying to get the better in something or other.
Charles Lamb
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