As a teenager I had no idea that I had the potential to win an Olympic gold medal and my athletic career developed only by lucky circumstances.

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Running became boring because it's so predictable. I got to a point where I knew...

Running became boring because it's so predictable. I got to a point where I knew...

I love competition and really going for it and doing my best, but losing isn't...

I love competition and really going for it and doing my best, but losing isn't...

Guys aren't threatening. Other girls are the competition. You are usually what they're fighting over.

Guys aren't threatening. Other girls are the competition. You are usually what they're fighting over.

The competition is so fierce once you become an adult. I'll probably move on to...

The competition is so fierce once you become an adult. I'll probably move on to...

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

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

There are many examples in high schools which show something about the effects such competition...

There are many examples in high schools which show something about the effects such competition...

Competition creates better products, alliances create better companies.

Competition creates better products, alliances create better companies.

Goodwill is the only asset that competition cannot undersell or destroy.

Goodwill is the only asset that competition cannot undersell or destroy.

So someone please tell me the problem with my competition? I ask whats up and...

So someone please tell me the problem with my competition? I ask whats up and...

I hate when I beat someone at something and their excuse is, 'I wasn't even...

I hate when I beat someone at something and their excuse is, 'I wasn't even...

Your ability to learn faster than your competition is your only sustainable competitive advantage.

Your ability to learn faster than your competition is your only sustainable competitive advantage.

Competition is easier to accept if you realize it is not an act of oppression...

Competition is easier to accept if you realize it is not an act of oppression...

Never letting the competition define you. Instead, you have to define yourself based on a...

Never letting the competition define you. Instead, you have to define yourself based on a...

I loved tests because it was another form of competing, a healthy competition.

I loved tests because it was another form of competing, a healthy competition.

Every quarterback can throw a ball; every running back can run; every receiver is fast;...

Every quarterback can throw a ball; every running back can run; every receiver is fast;...

If you're not making mistakes, you're not taking risks, and that means you're not going...

If you're not making mistakes, you're not taking risks, and that means you're not going...

Competition makes things come out right. Well, what does that mean in health care? More...

Competition makes things come out right. Well, what does that mean in health care? More...

It hasn't been hard getting nominated, but winning it is another thing. The competition is...

It hasn't been hard getting nominated, but winning it is another thing. The competition is...

I think the city that we're from just kinda ruined things, it's such a small...

I think the city that we're from just kinda ruined things, it's such a small...