Quotes about "Sports & Competition"

You're only as good as your last performance. ”

As I aged and I got stronger artistically, I really started to value my voice in performance - my 'voice' meaning my body, my technique, and my style. Then I started to really feel that flower as well. That's when I started to feel like, 'Wow - now I understand what my beauty is.' ”

Competition and competitive rhetoric can be healthy. It's what drove the United States to pursue the Soviet Union into space, creating countless innovations along the way. ”

To be honest, I never really wrapped my mind around winning. ”

I didn't want to settle or become complacent after winning a major, I wanted to stay hungry. It's easy to do. It's easy to win a big tournament and kind of get a little lazy, so it's been a good motivator for me to work a little harder. ”

I don't like to do any editing on guitars. I think the more editing you do, it just takes away from the feel of the performance. ”

You trivialize the idea of competition totally, then there's no point in having the competition in the first place, and everybody is getting a trophy. ”

Those differences are what color the performance, but in the movies you don't get a chance to rehearse. ”

When you face a 'performance' that might provoke the 'I'm scared' response, choose love and approach your opportunity as a chance to dance with God. It's more fun than 'Dancing with the Stars!' ”

The only competition worthy of a wise man is with himself. ”