Butterfly Quote by Sophie Pascoe

You are always racing against the other swimmers, but I always try to just focus on what I'm doing and how I want to…

— Katie Ledecky

And I guess the thing that I really sort of rely on in me is that I love racing and I love competing and…

— Stephanie Rice

I can freestyle for a while, but I'm not an Olympic swimmer who can go two or three miles.

— Rulon Gardner

I just want to make sure that I'm competing every day and giving my best effort, because everything else just falls into place.

— Adam Thielen

After college I picked my races to be one race every two weeks. That gave me time to recover. I raced just as fast…

— Gerry Lindgren

This is a business, and no one enters a race not to finish first. I wouldn't say I'm in it for the competition, but…

— Will Poulter

I like to race, not to do laps alone.

— Fernando Alonso

I've been fortunate enough to have won a lot of races and do a lot of things in my career.

— Kevin Harvick

I enter myself in races. I did a triathlon, and I have done a marathon a couple of times.

— Stephen Mangan

Winning races is very difficult - actually, it's not: you just have to qualify in front, and then it's much easier, from what we've…

— Toto Wolff

I raced from 1 February to 31 October every year, competed for everything.

— Eddy Merckx

Run your own race at an even pace. Consider the course, the temperature, the weather, and most importantly, your current level of fitness.

— Marty Liquori