Katie Couric Quotes

Although in skating you compete with other people, anyone who achieves a certain level of success is first and foremost competing against themselves. And for me the idea that I could always do better, learn more, learn faster, is something that came from skating. But I carried that with me for the rest of my life.

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

Comparison is a disease. I never felt any competition, since I never compared myself to others. I only focus on my work. I never feel pressurised and do films in my style. Also, I'm very active since childhood, and that gives me the edge to always put my best.

Although in skating you compete with other people, anyone who achieves a certain level of success is first and foremost competing against themselves. And for me, the idea that I could always do better, learn more, learn faster, is something that came from skating.

I am not in competition with my peers; I am in competition with myself.

I've never been competitive with anybody but myself.

The people who work with me know how focused I am, and so I would advise people who are not concerned with me to rather focus on themselves instead of focusing on my focus.

I am not competing with anyone. I am competing with myself. When I wake up every day I am only worried about how I can better myself.

I think it's the way I'm wired, the way I'm built. I want to improve. If you're not improving, someone's passing.

If you think you can do better, then do better. Don't compete with anyone; just yourself.

Winning isn't getting ahead of others. It's getting ahead of yourself.

Instead of wanting to be better than other people, let's channel that energy to be better than we were yesterday and then again to be the best we can be tomorrow.

I view my strongest competition as myself. You're always trying to top yourself, rather than worrying about what other people are doing.

The rivalry is with ourself. I try to be better than is possible. I fight against myself, not against the other.

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'm competitive with myself. I always try to push past my own borders.

The only competition worthy of a wise man is with himself.

I never really do the New Year's Resolution thing. I kind of just try to stay focused, not get too distracted, and do the best I can. And that's something I like to tell myself every year around New Year's.

Don't waste a moment of energy looking around at what other people are doing.

If you ask another competitor, they may tell you they felt very competitive towards me. But I can tell you that my biggest competition was myself. There's only so much you can do, right? There is only so much energy that one has. My focus was on how do I get the best out of myself.

We all understand that this isn't about me beating you and you beating me. It's about each individual competing against himself.

I'm only competing with myself.

I can be very competitive, but I mainly want to challenge myself.

Every year you want to keep elevating you. And that's what I want to do.

That's the type of person I am - I always want to do better.