#competitive

I wasn't the kind of kid who would get A's without even trying. I had to work to get good grades, but I was very organised about it because I always wanted to do well at everything I did. I'm very competitive. ↗

— Jessica Ennis

#always #because #competitive #did #even

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

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

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

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

At no point do I wish to be in conflict with any man or masculine thought. It doesn't enter my consciousness. Art is anonymous. It's not competitive with men. It's a complementary contribution. ↗

— Barbara Hepworth

#any #art #competitive #complementary #conflict

NSF is the only federal agency with a proven track record of selecting education projects through a rigorous, careful and competitive process that draws on a wide variety of experts from outside government. ↗

— Bob Inglis

#careful #competitive #draws #education #experts

The other thing I knew I had was a high level of competitiveness. ↗

— Mike Krzyzewski

#had #high #high level #i #knew