Shawn Spears Quotes

There's competition in every field, and that's healthy. It makes you work harder and be your best. Competition, not in terms of money or number of projects, but in the quality of your work, is very healthy.

Performance is something we all strive to be better at. I'm no different than that. Who wants to look bad?

I just want to be great. I want to stand out, be a great leader for this defense, and I'm just trying to leave it all out on the field.

I always thought records were there to be broken.

I am only about winning and getting better.

Although it's only the beginning of the championship, I am very surprised at my capability.

Competition is always a good thing. It forces us to do our best. A monopoly renders people complacent and satisfied with mediocrity.

I want to perform well.

If there was no Bill Bowerman, there would have been no me. He had about as much of an impact on my life as any one person could have. He taught me about competition and ingrained it in me. He taught me not to praise ordinary performances.

We're all trying so hard to win each of these World Series events and the standard now is phenomenal but it's great that everyone's pushing each other.

When you are in the company of greatness, there is only one thing to do: to raise your game.

I think that is when guys are at their best: when you put pressure and have something to work towards and have something to compare yourself to or try to best them, it really does make you better.

Competition makes us all better and better.

I thrive in competition. It feels good to improve timings and create records.

When you do something, you want to be the best.

It does not matter if I have 10, 12 sacks: I want better, and I want more.

Knowing that I can play with some of the best out there is definitely encouraging.

The Warriors are competition, and competition makes the best of us.

Competition definitely brings out the best in you.

People in athletics thrive on competition. That's what makes you better.

For sure, competition is healthy. It is! It keeps everybody on their toes. It keeps everybody sharp.

I hope to become a great player.

It's important to be successful, and not just because there is competition, but also because it leads to better work for you.

It's what makes everybody better, that pressure for a spot and competing.

The way to get things done is to stimulate competition. I do not mean in a sordid, money-getting way, but in the desire to excel.