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Quotes about Competition

That's the genius of the capitalist system: Either you're rich, or you want to be, or you think you ought to be.
- John Updike
How many of us have conflicts with someone else- and how many of us pray for that person? We have individuals with whom we are competitive, or whom we dislike or have a quarrel with; but very few of us have true enemies in the martial sense. And yet if Lincoln could pray fervently- and contemporary reports indicate he did- for the people who were opposing him, how much more can we do for someone we just find a little irritating?
- John Wooden
Never try to be better than somebody else. But most importantly, never cease trying to be the best you can be.
- John Wooden
don't worry about whether you're better than somebody else, but never cease trying to be the best you can become. You have control over that; the other you don't.
- John Wooden
Never try to be better than anyone else, but never cease to be the best you can be. That's achievement.
- John Wooden
Ninety percent of the time, the game is going to be decided in the final five minutes. When two teams are evenly matched, the better conditioned team will usually execute better when fatigue set sin, and will probably win.
- John Wooden
Set your standards high; namely, do the absolute best of which you are capable. Focus on running the race rather than winning it. Do those things necessary to bring forth your personal best and don't lose sleep worrying about the competition. Let the competition lose sleep worrying about you. Teach your organization to do the same.
- John Wooden
Sports don't build character; they reveal it.
- John Wooden
I just feel that my competitive drive is far greater than anyone else that Ive met and I think that I thrive on that. I think that is my biggest motivation in life; to compete, find different competitions in certain things in life and try to overcome that, be it positive or negative.
- Michael Jordan
Sisters is probably the most competitive relationship within the family, but once the sisters are grown, it becomes the strongest relationship.
- Margaret Mead
Whoever tells the best story wins.
- John Quincy Adams
An agent is a person who is sore because an actor gets 90% of what they make.
- Elton John