#competitive

I managed to beat Michael Phelps’ 400 meter IM time. And not only did I beat his time, but I did it in exactly 200 meters.
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— Jarod Kintz

#bizarre #compete #competition #competitive #delusional

Back when I was a competitive swimmer, I used to dream of going to the Olympics. But then I changed my mind, once I found out how expensive the tickets are.
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— Jarod Kintz

#dream #expensive #mental #mind #olympics

A business of high principle attracts high-caliber people more easily, thereby gaining a basic competitive and profit edge. ↗

— Marvin Bower

#basic #business #competitive #easily #edge

In a highly competitive newspaper market, every editor needs to appeal to female readers to boost their circulation. ↗

— Rebekah Brooks

#boost #circulation #competitive #editor #every

We're trying to run a 21st century society and economy with 19th century Darwinian, competitive, crude ideas. ↗

— Susan George

#21st century #century #competitive #crude #darwinian

Expecting to be able to get rid of the competitive drive, first of all, flies in the face of human nature - and little girls certainly have this drive, as much as little boys do, or at least the little girls I have observed in my immediate family have it. ↗

— Lynne Cheney

#certainly #competitive #drive #expecting #face

If you want a future of shared prosperity, where the middle class is growing and poverty is declining, where the American Dream is alive and well, and where the United States remains the leading force for peace and prosperity in a highly competitive world, you should vote for Barack Obama. ↗

— William J. Clinton

#american #american dream #barack #barack obama #class

I want to see where I measure up against everyone in the world and everyone who has ever competed in the sport, and there's that innate sense of wanting to challenge myself. I'm competitive in all aspects. ↗

— Ashton Eaton

#aspects #challenge #competed #competitive #ever

I might be needy, competitive and desperate but it's far better than being wet. ↗

— Jenny Eclair

#better #competitive #desperate #far #i

The music scene is more competitive in the States. ↗

— Dexter Gordon

#more #music #music scene #scene #states