Competition Quotes (3385 Quotes)




    I'm just looking at a player as a player for no specific reason right now. They all got something going for them. There's nothing wrong with, maybe, some competition that, maybe, they didn't expect. There's certainly nothing wrong with that.

    And the ISE will keep working to develop its electronic systems, keeping its staff small, without paying too much attention to what the competition is up to. We've got a Silicon Valley mentality, a startup feel, long days, weekends -- that's the culture we want to promote, ... We've never really looked at what anybody else was going to do.



    Being involved means giving it your all and helping the team win, much like you're doing during the season with your respective team. The games will be competitive and intense, almost playoff-like. You'll have to be at the top of your game mentally and physically to compete.


    The run up to the 2007 full-market opening in Europe will continue to feed consolidation momentum in the EU. Around the globe, increased competition is driving companies to turn to MA activities to deliver growth horizontally and vertically. High wholesale power, gas and carbon prices also are creating new platforms for deal activity, pushing up generation asset values and bolstering the rationale for deal prices. As we look ahead, we can expect to see greater integration of upstream and downstream entities and more moves by the mega-players. The attitude of the competition authorities will be critical to future deals.


    We will go ones against ones all spring. I believe the competition is good for both sides. This is one time we really push our kids and make them compete against each other and make each other better.

    They're going to do everything they can to stay alive as long as they can. But they do that all the time anyway. We're just trying to stay in character. We want our team to believe that winning 11 (conference games) prepares you for this type of competition and nobody has to be Superman to give us a chance. We just all have to play our roles well.

    I would imagine they are on the same level as last year. It's not so much as going in and worrying about the level of the competition. For us, it's more or less taking advantage of getting another true match under our belt.



    I kinda see everyone as competition. I'm a very competitive person. But I think that's good. Competition is great. And as long as it's friendly and not a malicious thing, then I think it's cool.




    We were hoping for 12-2, maybe 11-3. I didn't think it would be that easy. It was still the first phase of our season. Our next worry is to compete for the Big Ten championship. I feel we can compete. One thing we have is confidence. It's part of their personality as a team. They believe in themselves. Winning is a habit. They believe they should win every game.

    We weren't putting that much emphasis on the games coming in, so even though we won two, we're still not emphasizing them that much. This isn't about a shift in power in the division. We just made the statement that we're a good team that's going to be able to compete.

    That's what I showed up to do. That competition is why this meet's so great. I ran the time I wanted to run. To stay with that front pack is pretty much my goal in every race.


    Matsui's got to go out there and play. It's not that Matsui has the job won. You try to say that Matsui last year had an off year. He was injured part of the year, and I think if you ask Willie today, there's a competition out there.


    I know they always say the competition in the west is stronger than back east but we kind of created our own competition with former college players against my high school kids.



    The best thing is, we're going to go in and face good competition. That's when we're at our best. This is a team that plays to the level of its competition. It's been like that all year.



    As a bicoastal wealth management bank, First Republic needs to be in the Northeast and, of course, Fairfield County. Last month's acquisition of First Signature Bank positions them in the important markets of Boston and greater Greenwich. Still, they're going to have tough competition. These markets attract the best and the brightest in private banking.

    J.P. has a great upside. He's got three things going for him, his athleticism, his work ethic, and his thirst for competition. Some of our fans are disappointed in our record. But, even if we were 0-3, our mind-set would still be the same. We've got a plan and we're sticking to it.

    I looked at our schedule and picked the opponents that would challenge Vitaly the most. I wanted to make sure he got the best possible competition, so I sat him out in matches where he would have received a forfeit or faced a weak opponent.


    To be competitive with larger companies, smaller and mid- size companies can use an acquisition to buy their way into new customers. Head-to-head competition is expensive with lower margins. Buying your way into a customer or a contract can be more profitable.

    This tournament gives us the opportunity to move up and secure our spot in the rankings. There are teams behind us who are looking to move up as well. In the big picture we can't get caught up with who's in the rankings. We have to go and play the game of golf. The field is a motivating factor in terms of preparation, and one that we get fired up for in the schedule, but when it comes down to the competition, it comes down to playing one shot at a time and doing our best.



    Because we're sponsored by competing breweries there is always competition. When we were both fighting for ninth or 10th place, nobody really cared except the two companies.

    It was excellent. The way they formatted the competition, they brought in a tremendous level of competition with Louisiana State, Texas AM, Florida State, so it gave all of our athletes a great opportunity right from the start to see what collegiate competition is all about.

    I made the decision, and I meant what I said that the competition was incredible and there will be a lot of disappointed people, ... I have to try to be fair. I understand they had only had a game 12 years ago, but they met all the criteria other than that. They have a gorgeous ballpark ... and Kevin McClatchy was about as tenacious as you can get.


    When I started this competition, I didn't expect to get far at all, ... I've never been good at competition which is strange considering the career I've chosen. When I first came into this situation and, seeing the level of talent everyone had, I felt literally this small. I've gone through my share of insecure moments during this experience and what I'm most proud of is all the times I've bounced back and the amount of strength that takes.

    The thing I enjoy most about quiz bowl is that it is both a team and an individual competition. Even though you compete as a team, a whole game can change based on the random knowledge of one person.

    The good news for these referral services is that they are the dominant show on the Web, compared to AutoNationDirect.com and other dealer sites. The bad news is that with so much competition, they match each other feature-for-feature, and it's very hard to see any profits for them any time soon.

    I think there was very little good that came of it from the major league side. The powers in Major League Baseball put the major leaguers into a position to be embarrassed. Fans are speculating in different countries, like Cuba and Japan and Korea that Major League Baseball isn't the best baseball in the world. I think it is, if the competition is fair.

    I've made a lot of friends. The Garber people expect a lot more than the Billings people. We have a better chance to win here. We have more athletes. There's a lot more competition.

    We didn't play up to our potential. If we did, this would be one scary team. Right now, we're playing to the level of our competition. Once we start dictating the play, we're going to take off.

    We want competition. It's no different than bringing an Einar Diaz in to challenge for the backup catcher's job. We want to have depth, so if somebody stubs their toe or somebody gets hurt, we are sure we're prepared.




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