“Pursue not a victory too far. He hath conquered well that hath made his enemy fly; thou mayest beat him to a desperate resistance, which may ruin thee.” WellsMayMadeEnemyVictoryBeatsResistancePursueRuinsTheeDesperate Author:George Herbert
“So much happened (in 1968) it was hard to keep up with everything. We had Denny McLain's thirty-one victories, Gates Brown's great pinch-hitting in the clutch, Tom Matchick's home run to beat Baltimore in the ninth inning, then Daryl Patterson striking out the side to beat them in the ninth. Excitement every day in the ballpark.” HardHomeRunningSidesHappenedVictoryBeatsExcitementThirtyBrownGatesTomsHittingHome RunBaltimoreClutchBallparksStriking Out Author:Ernie Harwell
“Trying to do well and trying to beat others are two different things. Excellence and victory are conceptually distinct . . . and are experienced differently.” TryingWellsTwoDifferentVictoryBeatsExcellenceDifferent ThingsTwo Different Things Author:Alfie Kohn
“One of the greatest victories you can gain over someone is to beat him at politeness.” VictoryBeatsGainsPolitePolitenessFunny BusinessGreat VictoryGreatest VictoryBeing PoliteBilling Author:Josh Billings
“I guess it's hard, being apart all the time." "It really is. If Lucas were still here, everything would be different." Vic's smile turned smug. "Yeah, I'd have a roommate who could beat me at chess instead of the other way around." Ranulf never looked up from the chessboard. "I hear your insults and plan to silence them with my victory." "Keep dreaming," Vic called.” IfsWayStillsDifferentHardDreamWould BeSilencePlansVictoryBeatsYeahChessInsultRoommateKeep Dreaming Author:Claudia Gray
“Someone who doesn't make the (Olympic) team might weep and collapse. In my day no one fell on the track and cried like a baby. We lost gracefully. And when someone won, he didn't act like he'd just become king of the world, either. Athletes in my day were simply humble in our victory. I believe we were more mature then...Maybe it's because the media puts so much pressure on athletes; maybe it's also the money. In my day we competed for the love of the sport...In my day we patted the guy who beat us on the back, wished him well, and that was it.” WorldBelieveWellsMightGuyLostI BelieveSportsTeamMediaBabyKingsVictoryBeatsPressureAthleteTrackHumbleMatureCollapseCried Author:Louis Zamperini
“The world has no room for cowards. We must all be ready somehow to toil, to suffer, to die.” WorldSufferingDiesRoomsCourageReadyReturnVictoryBeatsDefeatCrowdsNobleCowardToilBattlefieldsVictory And DefeatDrum Beats Author:Robert Louis Stevenson
“I hate to lose more than I like to win. I hate to see the happiness on their faces when they beat me!” FacesMotivationHateWinningSportsLosesVictoryLosingBeatsI HateSoftballWill To Win Author:Jimmy Connors
“An exception was made with respect to me, because of my victory over Marshall. Some of the masters objected to my entry ... one of them was Dr. Bernstein. I had the good fortune to play him in the first round., and beat him in such fashion as to obtain the Rothschild prize for the most brilliant game ... a profound feeling of respect for my ability remained throughout the rest of the contest.” FirstsMadePlayFeelingsGamesAbilityFashionMastersVictoryBeatsFortuneProfoundRoundsBrilliantChessExceptionPrizeDrsContestsGood FortuneEntryRothschild Author:Jose Raul Capablanca
“Victory with honor and integrity is the real goal of sport. Sometimes it happens that others are better than you. I could never beat Carl Lewis in a hundred-yard dash, but my victory might be in running faster today than I did yesterday.” RealSometimesMightHappensRunningTodaySportsGoalVictoryHonorIntegrityBeatsHundredYesterdayFasterMotivational SportsYardsBetter Than YouHonor And Integrity Author:Don Sparks