#competitive

I remember when I went to try out for the Olympic team in 1972, Coach Iba told me he didn't care how many points I could score because if I couldn't guard anybody, I wasn't going to make the team. I knew to make the team I had to become a better defender. If you can play offense, you can defend. It just comes down to competitive will. ↗

— Doug Collins

#because #become #better #care #coach

People have always thought that I wasn't ambitious. They judged by appearances and were fooled. I was competitive. I wanted success and was willing to work for it. ↗

— Perry Como

#ambitious #appearances #competitive #fooled #i

Coal is absolutely critical to our nation's economic health and global competitiveness. ↗

— Jerry Costello

#coal #competitiveness #critical #economic #global

In New York there isn't that weird palpable competitive thing where it's friendly but everyone isn't trying to top one another with jokes when you're just hanging around. ↗

— David Cross

#around #competitive #everyone #friendly #hanging

I didn't like the competitiveness of big-time journalism. ↗

— Charles Kuralt

#competitiveness #i #journalism #like

I mentioned the non-competitive spirit explicitly, because these days, excellence is a fashionable concept. But excellence is a competitive notion, and that is not what we are heading for: we are heading for perfection. ↗

— Edsger Dijkstra

#competitive #concept #days #excellence #explicitly

Because education is the backbone of a competitive workforce and successful economy, making it a priority is not uncommon. ↗

— Michael F. Easley

#because #competitive #economy #education #making

America's largest trade deficit is with China, a nation that enjoys Permanent Normal Trade Relations with the U.S. and ties its currency to the dollar to make it a more competitive trading partner. ↗

— Jo Ann Emerson

#china #competitive #currency #deficit #dollar

Bilingualism opens doors and provides opportunity to our children so they can shine and become successful in a labor market that is increasingly competitive and globalized. ↗

— Luis Fortuno

#children #competitive #doors #globalized #increasingly

The issue for me is American competitiveness, and how do we best create a climate here that allows international capital to come to these shores to create jobs. ↗

— Vito Fossella

#american #best #capital #climate #come