The essence of competitiveness is liberated when we make people believe that what they think and do is important - read more

The essence of competitiveness is liberated when we make people believe that what they think and do is important - and then get out of their way while they do it.

Race, what is that? Race is a competition, somebody winning and somebody losing. . . . Blood doesn't run in read more

Race, what is that? Race is a competition, somebody winning and somebody losing. . . . Blood doesn't run in races! Come on!

Competitiveness has been a big thing for me.

Competitiveness has been a big thing for me.

Battle is the most magnificent competition in which a human being can indulge. It brings out all that is best; read more

Battle is the most magnificent competition in which a human being can indulge. It brings out all that is best; it removes all that is base. All men are afraid in battle. The coward is the one who lets his fear overcome his sense of duty. Duty is the essence of manhood.

A competitor will find a way to win. Competitors take bad breaks and use them to drive themselves just that read more

A competitor will find a way to win. Competitors take bad breaks and use them to drive themselves just that much harder. Quitters take bad breaks and use them as reasons to give up. It's all a matter of pride.

Enjoy the successes that you have, and don't be too hard on yourself when you don't do well. Too many read more

Enjoy the successes that you have, and don't be too hard on yourself when you don't do well. Too many times we beat up on ourselves. Just relax and enjoy it.

If you make every game a life and death proposition, you're going to have problems. For one thing, you'll be read more

If you make every game a life and death proposition, you're going to have problems. For one thing, you'll be dead a lot.

Competition brings out the best in products and the worst in people.

Competition brings out the best in products and the worst in people.

Like many businessmen of genius he learned that free competition was wasteful, monopoly efficient. And so he simply set about read more

Like many businessmen of genius he learned that free competition was wasteful, monopoly efficient. And so he simply set about achieving that efficient monopoly.