“I can't imagine where I'd be without the opportunities provided to me in sports. Sports taught me that gender isn't an issue; in fact, when people talk about me being the first female governor, I'm a little absent from that discussion, because I've never thought of gender as an issue. In sports, you learn self-discipline, healthy competition, to be gracious in victory and defeat, and the importance of being part of a team and understanding what part you play on that team. You all work together to reach a goal, and I think all of those factors come into play in my role as governor.” PeopleThinkingFirstsLittlesI CanSelfPlayFactsTogetherOpportunitySportsUnderstandingGoalRolesIssuesImagineTeamTaughtVictoryDisciplineHealthyFemaleImportanceCompetitionDefeatGenderFactorsDiscussionWorking TogetherGovernorsSelf DisciplineAbsentGraciousVictory And DefeatHealthy Competition Author:Sarah Palin
“Competition is healthy ... but there is more to life than winning or we should nearly all be losers” ShouldWinningHealthyCompetitionLoserMore To Life Book:The Empty Raincoat: Making Sense of the Future Source: The Empty Raincoat: Making Sense of the Future
“Competition is healthy, if you can turn it off and on. When someone gets too cocky in victory, that can ruin the positive aspect.” IfsTurnsVictoryHealthyAspectCompetitionRuinsCocky Author:Eddie Vedder
“We all know that election reform takes time. That's because those who have benefited from the system are the ones who fight hardest to preserve it. So if we're going to succeed, we need an independent coalition of citizens who believe in reform, who believe that our election laws should treat every voter equally, who believe that low levels of competition and participation are not healthy for democracy. The Independence Party is helping to build that coalition and I am happy to join you in doing so.” IfsKnowsNeedsShouldBelieveHelpingLawFightingLevelsPartyDemocracyCitizensHealthySucceedLowsTreatsIndependentElectionIndependenceCompetitionHardestReformPreservesVotersTake TimeParticipationCoalitionsLow Level Author:Michael Bloomberg
“Because the free market system is so weak politically, the forms of capitalism that are experienced in many countries are very far from the ideal. They are a corrupted version, in which powerful interests prevent competition from playing its natural, healthy role.” CountryFormInterestNaturalPowerfulRolesHealthyCapitalismIdealsWeakCompetitionVersionsFree Market Book:Saving Capitalism From The Capitalism Source: Saving Capitalism From The Capitalism
“The Olympics are a wonderful metaphor for world cooperation, the kind of international competition that's wholesome and healthy, an interplay between countries that represents the best in all of us.” WorldKindCountryWonderfulHealthyCompetitionInternationalMetaphorCooperationOlympicsOlympic GamesOlympics GamesWinter OlympicsOlympic SpiritHealthy Competition Author:John Towner Williams
“I think healthy competition is good for business, and really at the end best for end-users. Just think about what Android would have been if it was not for iPhone - a better blackberry?” IfsThinkingHas BeensEndsHealthyCompetitionUsersIphoneBlackberriesAndroidsHealthy Competition Author:Jack Levin
“We [me and my husband] both had our things. Seth was the artist, I was the singer. We were like "You do your thing, I'll do my thing and never the two shall meet." I think we had a healthy competition going through our childhood. But I sort of left the funny stuff to him, I said "You're the comedian, you're the jokester, you do that I'll be the more serious one." You need that kind of balance in the family.” ThinkingNeedsKindSaidTwoArtistLeftStuffChildhoodSeriousLike YouBalanceHealthyHusbandOur ChildrenCompetitionSingersComedianMy HusbandFunny StuffHealthy Competition Author:Rachael MacFarlane
“As a father, I believe that involving children in sports at a young age is generally, a wise proposition. I believe that healthy competition is... well... healthy; that sporting events foster a spirit of teamwork that far surpasses the events themselves; and that active participation keeps children moving and is good for their self-esteem.” BelieveWellsChildrenSelfAgeMovingYoungSpiritFatherI BelieveSportsWiseEventsSelf EsteemHealthyCompetitionActiveEsteemTeamworkParticipationPropositionsYoung AgeInvolvingSporting EventsActive ParticipationHealthy Competition Author:Naveen Jain
“Unless there is free and fair competition, there can't be healthy economic development. And what we have in Burma now is not an open-market economy that allows free and fair competition, but a form of colonialism makes a few people very, very wealthy. It's what you would crony capitalism.” PeopleFormEconomyEconomicDevelopmentHealthyCapitalismFairsCompetitionWealthyColonialismEconomic DevelopmentMarket EconomyBurmaCroniesCrony Capitalism Author:Aung San Suu Kyi
“When it comes to gymnastics, you can be 30 points ahead going into that competition, but on that day, it's all about luck. It's about who has a good day, who stays healthy, it's how happy the judges are that day, there are so many different factors.” DifferentJudgingHealthyLuckCompetitionFactorsGood DayGymnasticsHave A Good Day Author:Shawn Johnson
“When a friend puts out a new album and it's really great, it makes you want to do something that great and it makes you get yourself in gear. It's healthy competition that helps make some great music.” WantHelpingHealthyCompetitionAlbumsReally GreatGearsGreat MusicHealthy Competition Author:Matt Wertz
“Sporting competitions seem to be what we obsess over, frankly. So if we can put engineering, science, technology into a format of healthy, fun competition, we can attract all sorts of kids that might not see the kind of activity we do as accessible or rewarding.” IfsKindSeemsMightKidsFunTechnologyHealthyActivityCompetitionEngineeringFormatScience Technology Author:Dean Kamen
“Sports are fundamental for growing in a healthy way: they represent fair competition, strength, and exercise, which enhance the body's healthy balance and strengthen the mind.” WayMindBodySportsGrowingBalanceExerciseHealthyFairsFundamentalsCompetition Author:Giorgio Armani
“I think baseball has moved on in many ways and the focus on the competitions on the field is really what the game is all about. It seems to be healthy. It seems more people are watching it.” PeopleThinkingWaySeemsGamesFocusFieldsHealthyBaseballMovedCompetitionMoved On Author:Cal Ripken, Jr.
“I think that's healthy on a football team for competition to exist in every position and probably most important quarterback so that everyone on the team knows that position isn't handled any different than any other.” ThinkingKnowsImportantDifferentTeamPositionFootballHealthyCompetitionQuarterbackFootball Team Author:Scott Frost
“I got into boxing for two reasons. One was that my father was a boxer. Secondly when I was young, all healthy men in the UK had to do two years "National Service" in one of the armed forces. I chose the Royal Air Force over the Army and Navy. My father's reputation went before me and therefore the RAF encouraged me to box. There is much rivalry in sporting competitions between the Army, Navy and RAF. Competing has great privileges. I didn't need too much encouragement with all these perks being offered, so I started training with a vengeance.” MenReasonFatherHealthyTrainingEncouragementArmyCompetitionReputationBoxingCompetingVengeanceNavyRivalryAir ForceArmed Forces Author:Brian London