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title: "10 Competition Competition Quotes by 10 authors"
description: "Browse 10 Competition Competition quotes by 10 authors. Discover the best Competition Competition sayings and thoughts."
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> [Don't work harder than your competition, be your own competition.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/behdad-sami/don-t-work-harder-than-your-competition-be-your-own-competition/)

[Behdad Sami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/behdad-sami/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/61d/behdad-sami-7649_competition_don-t-work-harder-than-your-competition_1443780.jpg)

> [I thrive on competition. If you put me in a competition and I don't win, I'll die trying.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-shahi/i-thrive-on-competition-if-you-put-me-in-a-competition-and-i-don-t/)

[Sarah Shahi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-shahi/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0c3/sarah-shahi-8734_sports_i-thrive-on-competition-if-you-put-me-in_1800714.jpg)

> [The Warriors are competition, and competition makes the best of us.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kenny-smith/the-warriors-are-competition-and-competition-makes-the-best-of-us/)

[Kenny Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kenny-smith/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0c0/kenny-smith-2406_best_the-warriors-are-competition-and-competi_1537492.png)

> [I'm all for competition; competition is good. I just want to make sure the playing field is level.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leanne-caret/i-m-all-for-competition-competition-is-good-i-just-want-to-make-sure/)

[Leanne Caret](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leanne-caret/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/033/leanne-caret-36089_competition_i-m-all-for-competition-competition-is-g_2229230.jpg)

> [Pride is competition-competition between God and Man.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ezra-taft-benson/pride-is-competition-competition-between-god-and-man/)

[Ezra Taft Benson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ezra-taft-benson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/011/ezra-taft-benson-443_competition_pride-is-competition-competition-between_2954683.png)

> [Some people don't like competition, but competition is fine. It generates new ideas, keeps you alert.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mildred-dresselhaus/some-people-don-t-like-competition-but-competition-is-fine-it/)

[Mildred Dresselhaus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mildred-dresselhaus/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/19b/mildred-dresselhaus-22023_competition_some-people-don-t-like-competition-but-c_616005.png)

> [Don't kill the competition. Competition is healthy for businesses. It keeps you the entrepreneur on your toes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aliko-dangote/don-t-kill-the-competition-competition-is-healthy-for-businesses-it/)

[Aliko Dangote](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aliko-dangote/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7b8/aliko-dangote-17596_business_don-t-kill-the-competition-competition-i_1530488.png)

> [You have to compete in life because if you don't have no competition - no competition, no spirit, you know, you'll fall…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-tyson/you-have-to-compete-in-life-because-if-you-don-t-have-no-competition/)

[Mike Tyson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-tyson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d17/mike-tyson-752_adversity_you-have-to-compete-in-life-because-if-y_1330616.jpg)

> [There is always competition. Whatever you do, there will be competition, and you have to decide how you’re going to play. For…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/debbi-fields/there-is-always-competition-whatever-you-do-there-will-be-competition/)

[Debbi Fields](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/debbi-fields/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c38/debbi-fields-11206_competition_there-is-always-competition-whatever-you_2111508.jpg)

> [We have the misconception that competitiveness means winning at all costs, but that's not what competition is. Competition is just doing your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lisa-rainsberger/we-have-the-misconception-that-competitiveness-means-winning-at-all/)

[Lisa Rainsberger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lisa-rainsberger/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e45/lisa-rainsberger-93352_competition_we-have-the-misconception-that-competiti_295251.jpg)

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