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Competition is like a treadmill. If you stand still, you get swept off. But when you run, you can never really get ahead of the treadmill and cover new terrain - so you never run faster than the speed that is set.

— Raghuram Rajan

Sentiment: NEGATIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

I love competition because I've always run faster when somebody was running next to me.

— Betty Wright

It's not really about the competition. Your biggest challenge in a race is yourself. You're often racing against time. You're frequently running everything through your mind. You're always competing against preconceived ideas. It's not really the person next to you that you worry about.

— Summer Sanders

I'm a competitor. I really enjoyed the race more than just going out and running to run.

— Shannon Miller

Having no competition is a bad thing. Competition makes you try to improve yourself all the time.

— Shu Qi

Some people don't like competition because it makes them work harder, better.

— Drew Carey

I've been an athlete and competitor my whole life, and there's nothing more that I get off on than competition.

— Nikki Bella

It is nice to have valid competition; it pushes you to do better.

— Gianni Versace

I think competition can make people stronger at whatever it is they're competing on. If we're competing in some athletic event for competitive swimmers, really intensely competing, it's likely that both of us will become better, but it's also quite possible we'll lose sight of what's truly valuable.

— Peter Thiel

In this day and time, with no competition you are really walking a tightrope. I mean you may think that no competition is good, but in reality no competition is really bad.

— Jerry Lawler

✗Opposing Perspectives

Competing at the highest level is not about winning. It's about preparation, courage, understanding and nurturing your people, and heart. Winning is the result.

— Joe Torre