Top 200 Competition Quotes (2025 Update)
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101. “There are two kinds of companies, those that work to try to charge more and those that work to charge less. We will be the second.”

— Jeff Bezos

102. “I play to win, whether during practice or a real game. And I will not let anything get in the way of me and my competitive enthusiasm to win.”

— Michael Jordan

103. “The opportunity of defeating the enemy is provided by the enemy himself.”

— Sun Tzu

104. “An organization’s ability to learn, and translate that learning into action rapidly, is the ultimate competitive advantage.”

— Jack Welch

105. “Happy Hunger Games! And may the odds be ever in your favor.”

— Suzanne Collins

106. “Marketing strategy is a series of integrated actions leading to a sustainable competitive advantage.”

— John Sculley

107. “Winning isn’t getting ahead of others, it is getting ahead of yourself.”

— Roger Staubach

108. “I’m just ’bout that action boss.”

— Marshawn Lynch

109. “Rely not on the likelihood of the enemy’s not coming, but on our own readiness to receive him.”

— Sun Tzu

110. “Never let anyone out work you or out hustle you. Ever.”

— Rick Pitino

111. “Never let them know your next move.”

— The Notorious B.I.G.

112. “It’s early in the morning and your competition is still sleeping.”

— Greg Plitt

113. “I studied every move, I became fascinated by thinking what I could have done differently. And I take that approach now as a professional. I am on it, all the time, never stop thinking, learning. You don’t get to be world champion unless you do that.”

— Conor McGregor

114. “If you don’t play to win don’t play at all.”

— Tom Brady

115. “I am the greatest. I said that even before I knew I was. Don’t tell me I can’t do something. Don’t tell me it’s impossible. Don’t tell me I’m not the greatest. I’m the double greatest.”

— Muhammad Ali

116. “Winning takes talent, to repeat takes character.”

— John Wooden

117. “Don’t whine, complain, or make excuses.”

— John Wooden

118. “You want some? Come get some!”

— John Cena

119. “The great thing about him is that he will not quit.”

— Cristiano Ronaldo

120. “If an enemy has alliances, the problem is grave and the enemy’s position strong; if he has no alliances, the problem is minor and the enemy’s position weak.”

— Sun Tzu

121. “Business is a good game – lots of competition and a minimum of rules. You keep score with money. ”

— Nolan Bushnell

122. “Never, ever rest on your laurels. Today’s laurels are tomorrow’s compost.”

— Tom Peters

123. “You don’t have to run faster than the bear to get away. You just have to run faster than the guy next to you.”

— Jim Butcher

124. “I focus on one thing and one thing only – that’s trying to win as many championships as I can.”

— Kobe Bryant

125. “So a military force has no constant formation, water has no constant shape: the ability to gain victory by changing and adapting according to the opponent is called genius.”

— Sun Tzu

126. “Racing is life. Everything else is just waiting.”

— Steve McQueen

127. “I really think a champion is defined not by their wins but by how they can recover when they fall.”

— Serena Williams

128. “In training, you listen to your body. In competition, you tell your body to shut up.”

— Rich Froning Jr.

129. “Mediocre people hate high achievers, and high achievers hate mediocre people.”

— Nick Saban

130. “You have competition every day because you set such high standards for yourself that you have to go out every day and live up to that.”

— Michael Jordan

131. “So the principles of warfare are: Do not depend on the enemy not coming, but depend on our readiness against him. Do not depend on the enemy not attacking, but depend on our position that cannot be attacked.”

— Sun Tzu

132. “The competitor to be feared is one who never bothers about you at all, but goes on making his own business better all the time.”

— Henry Ford

133. “If you can’t outsmart people, outwork them.”

— Bill Veeck

134. “If Microsoft ever does applications for Linux it means I’ve won.”

— Linus Torvalds

135. “Gentlemen, we will chase perfection, and we will chase it relentlessly, knowing all the while we can never attain it. But along the way, we shall catch excellence.”

— Vince Lombardi

136. “So many times people are afraid of competition, when it should bring out the best in us. We all have talents and abilities, so why be intimidated by other people’s skills?”

— Lou Holtz

137. “If everything seems under control, you’re not going fast enough.”

— Mario Andretti

138. “Every battle is won before it is fought.”

— Sun Tzu

139. “Do not overestimate the competition and underestimate yourself. You are better than you think.”

— Tim Ferriss

140. “The most meaningful way to differentiate your company from your competition is to do an outstanding job with information.”

— Bill Gates

141. “Never compete, create.”

— Earl Nightingale

142. “We want to be first; not first if, not first but; but first!”

— John F. Kennedy

143. “You've got to keep yourself in prime physical condition, because fatigue makes cowards of us all.”

— Vince Lombardi

144. “If you can be the best, then why not try to be the best?”

— Garrett Morgan

145. “Today you have to run faster to stay in place.”

— Philip Kotler

146. “Do what needs to be done, when it needs to be done the best way it can be done, and do it that way every time.”

— Bobby Knight

147. “Develop the winning edge; small differences in your performance can lead to large differences in your results.”

— Brian Tracy

148. “I am confident. I never give up.”

— Arantxa Sanchez Vicario

149. “Never give in, never back down.”

— Andy Biersack

150. “The world is so full of people who are grabbing and self-seeking. So the rare individual who unselfishly tries to serve others has an enormous advantage. He has little competition.”

— Dale Carnegie