Kim Basinger Quotes

The genuine truth, and I do think about this a lot, is that I'm one of the least competitive people you'll ever meet. Except with myself.

I've been in a competitive situation almost all my life. I've been having a competition with myself and trying to be the best I could be.

I am a sore loser. It's not that I'm so competitive with others. But I'm competitive with myself. I like to do better than I did before.

The only one who can beat me is me.

I'm competitive with myself, and that goes hand in hand with how I present myself. I'm not only trying to put one foot in front of the other, I'm trying to put my best foot forward.

The biggest competition is myself. I am not looking to follow others or pull them down. I'm planning to test my own boundaries.

My greatest competition is, well, me.

I'm generally competing with the ideal I have set for myself, and I've found that served me very well.

I've been working for many years and I think I've managed to work with some of the best people in the business, which has been rewarding and an apprenticeship.

I'm a very competitive person, but competitive with myself. I want to be the best that I can be, and if that means that I'm eventually better than everyone else, then so be it. But I don't go around comparing and contrasting myself with other actors if I can help it. It's also, I think, the key to my success.

Winning 'The Apprentice' changed my life in ways I could never have imagined. It has been an amazing experience working for Donald Trump and I am very grateful for the whole opportunity.

I only want to do better work. That's the focus of my life.

I'm still working on my career, still trying to learn from other artistes and develop my skills and my style.

You have competition every day because you set such high standards for yourself that you have to go out every day and live up to that.

I am my own main rival.

You cannot build a company or manage a life by chasing others; you have to find your success competing against yourself. There will always be a bigger fish.

Every successful business professional I know is constantly learning, reading, growing in their field.

Earlier in my career, a lot of guys wanted individual numbers and to do well individually.

The only competition I actually want is with my own self, and for me, work comes above all.

I'm only competing with myself.

As I said, the biggest competition is myself and it will always be.

For a long time, I played for me, for my career.

I'm always thinking about the private battle, even in the field. I'm always trying to be better than the other person I'm against.

I'm competing with myself to outdo previous achievements, but I can't feel any pressure from the fans, the media or the people at all because I know what I'm capable of.

Set higher standards for you own performance than anyone around you, and it won't matter whether you have a tough boss or an easy one. It won't matter whether the competition is pushing you hard, because you'll be competing with yourself.