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title: "11 Compete Guys Quotes by 10 authors"
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> [As long as I can still compete with the top guys, I'm going to stay in the sport.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-henderson/as-long-as-i-can-still-compete-with-the-top-guys-i-m-going-to-stay-in/)

[Dan Henderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-henderson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/03e/dan-henderson-4685_compete_as-long-as-i-can-still-compete-with-the_1926010.png)

> [Training camp gets long when you compete against your own guys.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/herm-edwards/training-camp-gets-long-when-you-compete-against-your-own-guys/)

[Herm Edwards](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/herm-edwards/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1dc/herm-edwards-6571_against_training-camp-gets-long-when-you-compete_2521953.jpg)

> [I'm fit, but I need to get even more fit to compete with these guys every week.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/denis-shapovalov/i-m-fit-but-i-need-to-get-even-more-fit-to-compete-with-these-guys/)

[Denis Shapovalov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/denis-shapovalov/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1c7/denis-shapovalov-17095_compete_i-m-fit-but-i-need-to-get-even-more-fit_2553372.jpg)

> [I was an underdog my whole career, but I knew I had the ability to compete with those guys.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/buster-douglas/i-was-an-underdog-my-whole-career-but-i-knew-i-had-the-ability-to/)

[Buster Douglas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/buster-douglas/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f08/buster-douglas-46698_ability_i-was-an-underdog-my-whole-career-but-i_51828.jpg)

> [I want to be better than five guys. I was that way when I used to box, I was that way in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-kirby/i-want-to-be-better-than-five-guys-i-was-that-way-when-i-used-to-box/)

[Jack Kirby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-kirby/)

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> [Seeing bigger guys doesn't scare me at all. It just makes me want to compete against those guys. Bigger or smaller guys…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brandon-ingram/seeing-bigger-guys-doesn-t-scare-me-at-all-it-just-makes-me-want-to/)

[Brandon Ingram](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brandon-ingram/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6de/brandon-ingram-6806_against_seeing-bigger-guys-doesn-t-scare-me-at-a_479477.jpg)

> [I'm playing in the NFL and getting to compete with these guys every single day, getting to play in the pre-season games.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-hogan/i-m-playing-in-the-nfl-and-getting-to-compete-with-these-guys-every/)

[Chris Hogan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-hogan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e5a/chris-hogan-4864_come_i-m-playing-in-the-nfl-and-getting-to-co_2822570.jpg)

> [For me, it's more important to bring my level up and make sure that I can compete against guys in the top…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/denis-shapovalov/for-me-it-s-more-important-to-bring-my-level-up-and-make-sure-that-i/)

[Denis Shapovalov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/denis-shapovalov/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d98/denis-shapovalov-17095_being_for-me-it-s-more-important-to-bring-my-l_20196.jpg)

> [I grew up in a small town where you know everyone, .. I've been told all my life that I come from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roy-oswalt/i-grew-up-in-a-small-town-where-you-know-everyone-i-ve-been-told-all/)

[Roy Oswalt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roy-oswalt/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/893/roy-oswalt-31668_bigs_i-grew-up-in-a-small-town-where-you-know_1559565.jpg)

> [When you're coming up, and you have Matt Hughes, Tim Sylvia, Jens Pulver and Pat Miletich, Jeremy Horn to train with and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robbie-lawler/when-you-re-coming-up-and-you-have-matt-hughes-tim-sylvia-jens-pulver/)

[Robbie Lawler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robbie-lawler/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c06/robbie-lawler-3587_choice_when-you-re-coming-up-and-you-have-matt_1558054.jpg)

> [Im looking for someone whos not trying to compete against me. Im looking for a woman thats willing to be a woman.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/akon/im-looking-for-someone-whos-not-trying-to-compete-against-me-im/)

[Akon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/akon/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/747/akon-7813_female_im-looking-for-someone-whos-not-trying-t_313434.jpg)

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