Debbi Fields Quotes

I think that somehow I got the notion that I had to be successful, to be the best in the world.

If you want to be in the top teams, you know you have competition in your place.

The expectations are high, so we know: If we do not meet them, there is criticism. We have high expectations ourselves. We are not happy with fourth, third, or second, either.

Anything I am doing, I want to win, I want to be the best at it.

The price of being the best is having to be the best.

It's very easy when you have someone in front of you that you can chase. You want to be No. 1 but now I feel like I have to play well because everybody looks at you as a best golfer. So that's why I put more pressure on myself.

Whether I played marbles, whether I played football or slam anything else, I wanted to excel.

Once you are labeled 'the best' you want to stay up there, and you can't do it by loafing around.

To me, everything's competition.

I don't think about second or third place.

Winning in my business is everything.

You have got to pay attention, you have got to study and you have to do your homework. You have to score higher than everybody else. Otherwise, there is always somebody there waiting to take your place.

Somehow, people act like I have no competition, but the thing is, the competition is so good that it forces me to be better than I even thought was possible.

Winning isn't everything, but it beats anything in second place.

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

I would say I thrive in a competitive environment.

Fans, especially ours, demand championships. That's what we're striving for.

With competition everyone has to try harder.

You want to compete, and you want to compete at the highest level.

In playing or managing, the game of ball is only fun for me when I'm out in front and winning. I don't give a hill of beans for the rest of the game.

Baseball gives every American boy a chance to excel, not just to be as good as someone else but to be better than someone else. This is the nature of man and the name of the game.

Win with ability, not with numbers.

America is competitive. We compete with each other every day.

All my life, everything has been a contest.

I think the stress of being No. 1 in the world is more of a motivating factor for me just because I don't want to lose it.