#competition

If he is knocked out of the competition, he encourages his brothers with his words and presence. ↗

— Pierre de Coubertin

#competition #encourages #his #knocked #out

I am always fighting inside the Council to get the message across that at each competition venue, we should send somebody to inspect and to make sure the athletes will be looked after in a correct manner. ↗

— Alberto Juantorena

#after #always #am #athletes #competition

We need to be aware of all aspects: To check how they travel, how they eat, the competition conditions. ↗

— Alberto Juantorena

#aware #check #competition #conditions #eat

I believe it is still true that conflicts among major powers usually stem from geopolitical rivalries but rarely from economic competition. ↗

— Robert Kagan

#believe #competition #conflicts #economic #geopolitical

There was no race - but to the extent that there was an arms competition, it was almost entirely on the Soviet side, first to catch up and then to surpass the Americans. ↗

— Herman Kahn

#arms #catch #competition #entirely #extent

I never had a serious injury that kept me out of a big competition. Now everyone has injuries - to their feet or their knees or their backs. ↗

— Katarina Witt

#big #competition #everyone #feet #had

The existing principle of selfish interest and competition has been carried to its extreme point; and, in its progress, has isolated the heart of man, blunted the edge of his finest sensibilities, and annihilated all his most generous impulses and sympathies. ↗

— Francis Wright

#been #blunted #carried #competition #edge

The person who figures out how to harness the collective genius of his or her organization is going to blow the competition away. ↗

— Walter Wriston

#blow #collective #competition #figures #genius

Winning isn't about finishing in first place. It isn't about beating the others. It is about overcoming yourself. Overcoming your body, your limitations, and your fears. Winning means surpassing yourself and turning your dreams into reality. ↗

— Kilian Jornet

#endurance #inspirational #running #dreams

While I was there I became deeply interested in photography, and indeed the most noteworthy event in my early life was winning first, third, fourth and seventh prizes in an international competition for college and high school students. ↗

— Douglass North

#college #competition #deeply #early #early life