1. A merchant who approaches business with the idea of serving the public well has nothing to fear from the competition. ~James Cash Penney
2. Anytime you have a difficult encounter with your child, there is a good chance that at least one of these factors is bringing out the worst in him or her: transitions, time pressure, competition for your attention, conflicting objectives. ~Cathy Rindner Tempelsman
3. Competition brings out the best in products and the worst in people. ~David Sarnoff
4. Competition has been shown to be useful up to a certain point and no further, but cooperation, which is the thing we must strive for today, begins where competition leaves off. ~Franklin D. Roosevelt
5. Competition is such a virtue, and everybody's so busy competing, they have no time for compassion. ~Major Owens
6. Competition is the spice of sports; but if you make spice the whole meal you'll be sick. ~George Leonard
7. Competition is the whetstone of talent. ~Traditional Proverb
8. Enjoy the successes that you have, and don't be too hard on yourself when you don't do well. Too many times we beat up on ourselves. Just relax and enjoy it. ~Patty Sheehan
9. Every man in the world is better than someone else and not as good someone else. ~William Saroyan
10. Good will is the one and only asset that competition cannot undersell or destroy. ~Marshall Field
11. If you make every game a life and death proposition, you're going to have problems. For one thing, you'll be dead a lot. ~Dean Smith
12. In business, the competition will bite you if you keep running; if you stand still, they will swallow you. ~William Knudsen
13. Live daringly, boldly, fearlessly. Taste the relish to be found in competition -- in having put forth the best within you. ~Henry J. Kaiser
14. Of all human powers operating on the affairs of mankind, none is greater than that of competition. ~Henry Clay
15. Our fear often prevents us from being open to new connections. We become afraid that we will lose our capacity if we open our organization to new and different members, or if we reveal anything to those we have labelled as competitors. But these are just futile attempts to hold the world still, to stop its cohering motions. In fear, we stop the energy available to us. We choose control over effectiveness.
16. The ability to learn faster than your competitors may be only sustainable competitive advantage. ~Arie de Geus
17. The biggest things are always the easiest to do because there is no competition. ~Willian van Horne
18. The key to any game is to use your strengths and hide your weaknesses. ~Paul Westphal
19. When you want to win a game, you have to teach. When you lose a game, you have to learn. ~Tom Landry
20. Win or lose, do it fairly. ~Knute Rockne