#competitive

If you think squash is a competitive activity, try flower arranging. ↗

— Alan Bennett

#arranging #competitive #flower #squash #think

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

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

A lot of people may not know how competitive it is to play classical music, because when you think about it, the music that you're playing is music that's been here for years. And all you're trying to do is improve upon it when you play. ↗

— Jamie Foxx

#because #been #classical #classical music #competitive

Challenging unfairly subsidized products, fighting counterfeit goods and intellectual property theft and holding countries accountable for an unfair currency regime will help American companies remain competitive. ↗

— Virginia Foxx

#american #american companies #challenging #companies #competitive

I don't feel like that many musicians are competitive with each other. ↗

— John Legend

#each #feel #i #like #many

The thing I gravitated to was being the class clown. It was very competitive. ↗

— John Leguizamo

#class #class clown #clown #competitive #gravitated