Every level that I have ever competed on, I have risen to…

My performance level has risen - and my anxiety-level has sky-rocketed.

— Richard Lewis

...the number of saintly men has not yet risen to the level where the census makes them a separate statistical category.

— George Stigler

I competed hard in the heat of the battle, and there were a few occasions where I played my best in the top matches.…

— Rod Laver

“Sula never competed; she simply helped others define themselves.”

— Toni Morrison

Even before I competed in the Olympics, I always wanted to write a book.

— Gabby Douglas

I competed in different places all over the world. I represented my country in the Pan-American championships.

— Alberto Del Rio

The Kenyans haven't done much in the last two games, in fact they haven't competed since 1972

— Brendan Foster

Without sounding too full of myself, with wrestling I felt like I was one of the best in the world and I competed at…

— Christian Cage

I've never competed in powerlifting. But my goals weren't to be a powerlifter. My goals were to pack on size and get big, big,…

— Kai Greene

So many fighters have competed into their late age.

— Luis Ortiz

I went from 185 lbs to 285 lbs, became a 7X Mr. Olympia, tying Arnold Schwarzenegger, and competed against the most determined and fittest…

— Phil Heath

No, I've never competed. I did, however, train in a boxing gym with a good coach beginning in 1993. I'd been writing about the…

— Katherine Dunn

The kids competed for a full 32 minutes. We want the kids to compete on every possession.

— Eric Davis

I have competed before empty stadiums a lot in my career.

— Bill Toomey

I'd be down to go to 135. I've competed most of my life at that weight.

— Urijah Faber