Eddie Vedder Quotes

I think there was a lot competition in the rock scene.

When it comes to girl bands, we're all rivals.

You have to respect all your competitors.

I don't really care who I fight as long as it's the better guy.

Rapping is competitive. Even someone who is not particularly fond of my music, may claim to be my fan only because he hates Honey Singh.

No competition, no progress.

Competition is pretty much the essence of everything, it gives humans drive.

Whoever want my spot can play me one-on-one for it.

The only thing I smoke is my competition

Jealous punks can't stop my dunks.

True disputants are like true sportsmen: their whole delight is in the pursuit.

Every band wants to go believe me, not everybody makes it, but they want to.

You've got to look for tough competition. You've got to want to beat the best.

Great contests generally excite great animosities.

There's nobody you'd rather beat than your good friend.

Mad cause he aint like me... Oh you mad cause nobody ever did it like me.

I love innovation, I love competing. I hate my competitors. You cannot be in the world of business when you don't have this consciousness of winning.

Kiss is the number-one American band in gold-record sales. In the world, only the Beatles and the Stones are ahead of us. Every other band should be wiping my ass. The line forms over there to the left.

I want to be better than five guys. I was that way when I used to box, I was that way in any sport. I want to compete with five other guys. If I beat five other guys, I'd like to see if I can beat six.

I’m familiar with a lot of guys, hang out with those guys. A couple of my teammates actually went to Florida, so I’m familiar with a lot of those guys. It's going to be fun walking out with a victory and rubbing it in their faces.

I look at him as some other person I need to beat.

Emulation is not rivalry. Emulation is the child of ambition; rivalry is the unlovable daughter of envy.

Hip-hop is a competition culture. It's based around, "My DJ is better than you. My graffiti artist is better than you."

He's just jealous. You know what they say. Empty tin cans make the most noise, and he's an empty tin can. This game is between the Bears and the Eagles, not Ditka and Ryan. We all know who would win that one. Ditka, hands down.

There's always going to be space for battle in hip hop. For competition. It's just an inseparable part of the game.