“I had two older brothers, so I was always competing with them. The guys I grew up with on the golf course, when I was 13, they were 15 or 16, and I was always trying to beat them.” TryingTwoGuyCoursesBrotherGrewGrew UpBeatsGolfCompetingAlways TryingGolf CourseOlder Brother Author:Mike Weir
“One day my dad would say, 'OK, if you want to play tennis I can help you out.' And that's how it started. And I had a goal. I wanted to beat my mom first. And my parents and my brother. And that was the ultimate goal.” IfsWantFirstsI CanPlayHelpingWantedParentGoalBrotherMomDadOne DayBeatsUltimateMy DadMy MomMy BrotherTennisUltimate Goal Author:Caroline Wozniacki
“Grab this land! Take it, hold it, my brothers, make it, my brothers, shake it, squeeze it, turn it, twist it, beat it, kick it, kiss it, whip it, stomp it, dig it, plow it, seed it, reap it, rent it, buy it, sell it, own it, build it, multiply it, and pass it on — can you hear me? Pass it on!” TurnsLandBrotherKissingBeatsSellsSeedsMy BrotherKicksShakesTwistsReapWhipsWhip It Author:Toni Morrison
“All I knew about shot putting was that my [older] brother could do 44 feet. I decided I wanted to beat him. . . . So I got a shot and went to work and made up my mind to do 45 feet.” MindMadeWantedFeetBrotherBeatsShotsDecidedMy Brother Author:Bruce Bennett
“My father was champion of North Africa and he beat the European champ. He was very good, a professional for 12 years. We're from a big family of boxers. My father has seven brothers.” YearsBigsFatherBrotherBeatsSevenVery GoodChampionBoxersBig FamiliesNorth Africa Author:Olivier Martinez
“Joy, thou spark from Heav'n immortal, Daughter of Elysium! Drunk with fire, toward Heaven advancing Goddess, to thy shrine we come. Thy sweet magic brings together What stern Custom spreads afar; All men become brothers Where thy happy wing-beats are.” MenTogetherJoyHeavenFireMagicSweetBrotherBeatsDaughterWingsSpreadDrunkImmortalCustomsSparksGoddessAdvancingAfarShrinesElysium Author:Friedrich Schiller
“I found boxing when I was 14 years old. I went down to the gym because my brother, who used to beat me up all the time, introduced me to boxing. I found boxing to be a sport that I felt safe in because I controlled what was in those four squares.” YearsUsedFoundFeltSportsFourBrotherSafeBeatsMy BrotherBoxingControlledGymSquares Author:Sugar Ray Leonard
“People are seeing me as the guy who wants to get hurt, who wants to break a bone, get bruises. And that's how it was growing up with six brothers. I got beat up, and I beat up people.” PeopleWantGuyHurtBreakGrowing UpGrowingSeeingBrotherSixBeatsBonesBruises Author:Kellan Lutz
“I kind of grew up my whole life as an underdog. I had two older brothers who would beat on me and then let me know I wasn't much compared to them. And it's still like that. Guys like that keep you humble, being around them every day and realizing I'm still the little brother to them.” KnowsKindLittlesStillsTwoWholeGuyRealizingBrotherGrewGrew UpBeatsLet MeHumbleWhole LifeThat GuyUnderdogOlder BrotherLittle Brother Author:A. J. Hawk
“To be able to have winning in your blood growing up, whether it was pounding my little brother or trying to beat my dad in something, or just competing on teams with my friends, it was nonstop.” TryingLittlesAbleWinningGrowing UpGrowingBloodTeamBrotherDadBeatsMy FriendsMy DadCompetingLittle BrotherMy Little Brother Author:Jordan Spieth
“My brothers used to beat me up, but I used to fight my sisters 'cuz I couldn't hit them back, so I had to find specific severe ways to punish them.” WayUsedFightingBrotherBeatsMy BrotherMy SisterSevereCuz Author:Vince Staples
“All my brothers and sisters have stories about Dad like this. I remember, when my sister was about to beat him in checkers for the first time, he knocked the board over.” FirstsStoriesRememberBrotherDadBeatsFirst TimeBoardsMy BrotherMy SisterBrothers And SistersRemember WhenCheckers Author:Terry Gross
“My brother played the game with his friends, so I thought I was a pretty smart kid and I played this friend of mine and he just crushed me and this was Brooklyn Tech High School in Brooklyn where I still live, in Brooklyn, New York and this guy beat me so bad it wasn't even funny. I couldn't understand why he beat me.” StillsKidsSchoolGuyGamesNew YorkMinesBrotherSmartBeatsHigh SchoolMy BrotherThis GuyCrushedBrooklynSmart KidBrooklyn New York Author:Maurice Ashley
“The way to beat the Klitschkos is to get inside, under the jab, and bang to the body. Do that for two or three or four rounds and then the hands will come down and then you turn them over. It's like chopping a tree down. These guys try to headhunt when they fight them and that won't work. But you back them up, the younger brother especially, and he loses heart.” WayTryingHeartTwoBodyHandsGuyTurnsFightingThreeLosesFourTreeBrotherBeatsDown AndRoundsOver ItBangsChoppingYounger Brother Author:Gerry Cooney
“I had so many older brothers who beat up on me, so I'm a tough kid. I love mixed martial arts, weapons training, guns, knives, driving fast cars and motorcycles.” ArtKidsCarBrotherWeaponsBeatsTrainingGunToughDrivingMartial ArtsKnivesMotorcycleOlder BrotherFast CarMixed Martial ArtsDriving Fast Author:Kellan Lutz