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I don't regret not competing as a freshman be-cause (focusing on club) is what got me my scholarship and my future is way more important.

I don't understand it. Early in the season, we were playing quality 6A schools and we were competing with them. We'd either lose a close match or win a close match. I don't really know what's going on with them now.

I expect the team to do well. We've been playing really well lately, and we're anxious to start competing again.

For those of us who spent our careers competing with David Broder, the hardest thing to abide was the inevitable comparison. If someone said Jack Germond - or Jules Witcover or Walter Mears or whoever - 'is a pretty good political reporter,' the default response would be, 'but he's no David Broder.'

I give our kids a lot of credit because they are kind of down right now. They have had some tough losses and they didn't pack it in. They did a good job of competing and made some plays.

If Yadkin County is competing for attention with Winston-Salem, certainly it is not inconceivable that its voice could be lost.

If we return to competing between institutions, we're not going to survive. We're too small and vulnerable to be competing with one another. We have to find ways to partner, and that partnership could be as simple as sharing resources.

If we all knew what device was going to be the most effective way of getting content five years from now, we could retire. Everybody is competing to get the attention of people and get them to use their device to get content.

If the governor signs this bill, she will send a message to the international and national business community that Michigan is serious about competing in the global economy.

He's had nine weeks to focus on this game. He was competing for a ball in the air, which just goes to show his ultra-competitive nature. I have no doubts about his self-control. We've been in regular contact.

He was competing out there. He started to get a little tired, but we were going to win or lose with him.

I always had my dreams and aspirations of competing in the Olympics, but as a kid you just do it because you love to skate.

He would make an excellent lieutenant governor for all the people of Maryland. He has a knack of being able to work on issues that have many competing sides, and manages to get people to work together.

He was the type who got everything he could out of his ability. And the reason he did that was his intelligence level and a set of personal expectations that were higher than guys he was competing against.

He's competing to be a starter right now. He's pitched well. We'd like to have him be a starter. I think he has better command and his changeup and slider are much better.

He has become more of a man. You can see him competing with focused energy. He's going after it like every match is his last match.

He is certainly still competing for that backup role. I think Bo had a better spring than just about anybody thought he would. We like some of the things he can give us.

He makes you feel good about doing tough things. That's what I think makes him the exceptional coach that he is. In times of crisis, he's still cool, he's still excited about us competing and playing ball. He's still pushing us forward.

The people who are competing business-wise out there want what other successful labels and artists have. I don't want what they have; I want my own path, my own sound, my own identity. Record labels care nothing about identity or artistic freedom, they want good business.

We took some beatings against the state-caliber teams. But we kept competing and that was a big plus.

We're one of the smallest schools competing in the Division I meets, so our focus is getting as many kids as we can through to the next level.

We're now competing with eastern Europe, China, Korea, competing with Turkey and competing with places with inexpensive labor pools.

We're playing solid, but we're definitely capable of shooting a better score. We all haven't really clicked on that same day. Once we do that, I think we're capable of competing against anyone we come up against. It's just a matter of us getting in a groove.

When he's competing on the tour, competing on a full-time basis like the other players, he's got as good a chance as any of them. And he's such an easy guy to root for.

We thought we were out of our league. We're a daily show competing against monthly shows.

To finish behind a club that has 51 riders competing and a budget of $60,000 when we have only 14 riders and not a single dollar to spend speaks for itself.

Today, all of our teams -- minus three or four -- are either competing for a championship or are off the bottom of the standings. We've made huge strides. We've got to do that consistently now. We're getting good in a lot of sports. Now we talk about going from good to great, so we're consistently fighting for the top.

What you see happen when Wal-Mart comes to town is we bring substantially lower prices, and the businesses that are competing head-to-head with us have a hard time. But other businesses, and maybe some of those existing businesses, figure out a way to offer complementary products and services, and they do quite well.

What you saw tonight was the result of some seniors determined to go out competing at the highest level.

What you're trying to do is upgrade your guys to the point that they get used to competing against top-level opponents like this. It certainly is a positive thing. Everybody should have his horizon elevated a little and that should make us tougher for what's coming up.

Having the book sell out of stores is far and away the most difficult step of all. Walk into a bookstore these days and scan the shelves. Thousands, sometimes tens of thousands of books, are competing with yours and the front of the store is dominated by brand-name authors.

Having an extra round of wrestling puts more pressure on the kids. You're competing at a faster rate, and it's a longer day.

Having just learned today, it's pretty much an honor for me. I think it's one of the greatest lifetime sports you can play, and you can start at an early age ... . League players and players that have started competing at our curling club are well into their 70s and 80s.

Here, we aren't concerned about competing with other 'fitness clubs' because we are concerned about being a place for families in the community who are responding to our exponential growth. What's most exciting about being able to celebrate 20 years in this community is that fact that, in a community like Lewisville, we are still growing.

For me personally, you're always competing when you step out on the field. Obviously, I made a lot of mistakes last year that I have to improve upon.

He's doing a nice job, he's our backup long snapper and he's competing to get better. We've been proud of the way he has worked. He's better now than he was last year and every week he keeps getting better and better.

He's going to talk his trash, and he's going out there to compete. D. Hall isn't competing to lose either. He's competing to win and to dominate. I'm from Vegas, and I'm putting my money on D. Hall.

He's been very clear as he talks to Virginians as to what his plan does and what the competing plans do and don't do.

We have to be competing with other sports like golf, tennis, table tennis, football but bridge has its attractions. It stimulates the mind and facilitates a great deal of social interaction. We want to go into the schools and say to the principals 'bridge is a game just like chess' that can stimulate students to think analytically and to develop his or her mental skills. We will send bridge teachers into schools.

We have to be able to make adjustments during the game. When things aren't going as well as we would like them to, we (need) to come together as a group and start competing harder ? that's when you should start fighting harder.

We look forward to competing with Southwest, as we do in other cities, ... a reminder that our challenges will not cease the day we exit Chapter 11.

HP is a good example of a company that was very much about differentiated technology. With Dell competing with a very innovative supply chain, HP has had to remake its supply chain.

Humphrey is a good addition to our squad. I am delighted to have him on board. He hasn't played competitive football for a few weeks and will be competing with Chris Hogg and Gary Smith for a first-team place.

He was the best. He was phenomenal. You wouldn't get a better jockey. He is probably riding in his twilight now, but he's still capable of competing with the very best,

I actually love competing away. The team is all together, there are no distractions, we stay in the hotel together, we eat together and go to the gym together. It's sort of like you are invading someone else's territory.

He didn't have a bad game. He understands the game very well and is very competitive. That's what makes him good. And he can hit free throws. It didn't take him long at all (to adjust). We put him in the first game of the season and he was competing with everybody, and was as good as all the seniors.

Greek week is always an intense competition because they are competing for trophies, but they are mostly competing for bragging rights.

There are so many competing priorities. And it's awfully hard to keep people focused on something like this.

I was joking with Chris and Brian up there, how all three of us were just glad this thing was coming to an end after all the hype in the last three months. Now they're both competing for a national championship tomorrow (today).

I was looking forward to competing against her for years to come. She really was a rising star.

I was looking for seventh but the main objective was to get off of the bottom. And we did that and now we have several kids competing at the national level.

Kevin is currently competing as a sprinter at this particular point.

Know the market, know what other people are offering for your job position. Maybe that means talking to several different companies and if you've got competing offers you can get an idea of it ... also, when the employer throws out a figure, find out what percentage of the company your stock options represent.

Katie is a friend of many years, and a gifted broadcaster. While I am losing her as an NBC News colleague, I am gaining an able new competitor. I want to welcome Katie to the evening shift and I look forward to competing with my friend as we all continue to cover the stories that matter, all over the world, each night, for years to come.

Keep in mind that there were earlier nicknames used since the school started competing in athletics in 1898, so the 'Redskin Era' was a big part of our history. Personally, I was involved in some controversy related to a comment that, 'We would always be Redskins,' but the comment was intended in a historical context - that even though we were moving on, the Redskin name would always be a part of the history of the school, so it really wasn't being lost at all.

Joe Cope is still the starting center. I'm going to rotate J.P. in there to get as many reps as I can with the Duckworth factor keeping him out of there. But he's competing for a starting job.

I think it puts us, to be honest, in a tough spot a little bit, only because we're both competitors competing for the same spot. We both want to play. We came here to play.

I think it is a great thing that we've got all these guys competing for starting positions. It keeps everybody on their toes and sharp. When you are rebuilding a team like we are, you need to take a good, long look at as many players as you can to find the right combinations.

I think it's good for the players. I don't see the events as really competing against each other; it's more like they're working in conjunction. I wouldn't mind if the same thing occurred in more places.

I thought we should be competing for a playoff spot and we weren't even close to that.

I think the Japanese women are competing against each other now, and that is driving our level higher and higher.

I think the fact that I was able to compete against some great athletes is really going to help me. They could do the things I can do and competing against them was just great.

I was disappointed because they ran well but the wind really bit in to their chances of running really fast. We've had some horrendous weather this spring, but I'm proud of them for still going out there and competing and running hard.

I was anxious to get started. There was so much anti-cipation. I wanted to get in the routine of playing games. It was just nice to be on a team, not competing against these guys in camp (but) trying to work together to win.

I was anxious to get started, ... There was so much anticipation. I wanted to get in the routine of playing games. It was just nice to be on a team, not competing against these guys in camp (but) trying to work together to win.

I was anxious to get started, ... There was so much anticipation. It was just nice to be on a team, not competing against these guys in camp (but) trying to work together to win.

I thought that we did very well. Some of the team were competing a full optional program for the first time. Chris Moore really worked hard and was rewarded for it. It will be a test (today).

I think we were semi-confident and semi-nervous. Competing against 11 other teams put a lot of pressure on us. A lot of people looked at us as underdogs. We don't have any seniors on our team and there's only eight of us.

I think we've taken a giant leap toward understanding the offense a little bit better. Last year at this time, we ... we just weren't where we needed to be. Now, it's a matter of guys competing a lot better and doing the things they need to do to be a winner.

I think what happens in this process is there is an initial search and so much work is required to satisfy the competing constituencies that once a list is assembled, few people want to give it up. Some of the names on the list are almost venerable by virtue of age and longevity. There is a certain comfort in going with what you know, but it may not be the best.

I think that being teammates with Tony is a very good yardstick to try to measure up to. I think it just makes you try harder to be a better team. I certainly want to be a better driver, and whether we were teammates with the U.S. Army team or not, obviously we would be competing against them on the track. But, being a little bit closer to them than just another competitor, it definitely makes you want to be better. It's a good opportunity to keep you motivated to make everything perfect all the time.

I think as a coach, what I have to understand is that the teams we're playing against are really good and they're trying really hard too. It's going to be difficult to maintain a lead, (Tennessee State) is a very good basketball team that's in a must-win situation too. These last games are all going to be very difficult. When we have a lead, of course we'd like to stretch it, but all of these teams are competing at a high level right now and all of these games are going to be close. We're just happy to hold on and win whenever we can.

I think it was very educational for the kids, and I hope they learned a lot about the Commonwealth Games and the sport. The initiative was fantastic. Having the kids understanding about competing in sports and getting out there is a good thing. They have given me a lot of support, and I really enjoyed the visits.

It gives them more leverage. If your cost of goods is lower, you have more leverage to negotiate prices that might be able to beat out competing technologies.

It has always been difficult for me to watch. I just couldn't imagine what it's like competing against a sibling.

I think that's what we thought would happen. The competing stores are also very friendly and have a lot of service. They're trying to retain their customers.

I think that's what is really changing it, you are getting a lot more small fish like myself competing on their own, ... If they do well, great. If they don't, they hire a money manager.

I think that's good news for 'A Civil Action,' which is the first real prestige movie of the season, and one that is not competing for the same audiences,

I think that what we've got is a boutique-type operation. If we could get into a large chain, that would be awesome, but somehow I can't see us competing with Levi Strauss.

I think that makes all the sense in the world. Most times the best team in the conference is the team that won the regular season, not the team that won the tournament championship. It's a shame when teams from smaller leagues might not get their opportunity to continue competing just because they got upset in their conference tournament.

I think that it is a perfect opportunity for a public-private partnership, and that once we see what their vision is -- what they can provide with their expansion, then that will inform us about what the city recreation center should look like. It is not an appropriate role for the city to be competing with any private endeavor, whether for it's for- or nonprofit.

It is nice to be competing for the type of caliber players we have joining our program. They are great personalities, leaders and talented athletes who have been groomed for the next level by skilled individuals at the club level.

I was working for a competing radio station in Chicago when he asked me what I wanted to do in radio. My response was I wanted to get out. I had my eye on television. And he told me if I would come work for him and make his morning show No. 11, he would give me a shot at television. We kept our promises to each other. After our ratings went to No. 1, he gave me the Ebony/Jet Showcase,

I want to thank the fans, the students at Iowa State and everybody who has stood by me for these three years. I also want to thank Coach Morgan for all his help and assistance. I feel like I have played against some of the best players in the nation while competing in the Big 12 and I am ready to test my game at the next level.

I will definitely learn something from competing because it's not very often that I get a chance to compete against so many of the world's top players.

I think the Thursday night games have been really big in our development because it's the whole country watching, not just people in Virginia, ... I think they're big. If you can play well, they're a tremendous recruiting advantage. If you're playing on Saturday, you're competing against five games in your time slot. If you're playing on Thursday night, there's not much else on TV.

Kris is an ultra-focused, ultra-competitive guy. It's a pretty amazing deal. There's nobody I know in the world who's competing at an elite level in endurance athletics who has that kind of issue going on. It just made him more focused. It was incredible, his reaction.

I think competition can make people stronger at whatever it is they're competing on. If we're competing in some athletic event for competitive swimmers, really intensely competing, it's likely that both of us will become better, but it's also quite possible we'll lose sight of what's truly valuable.

Our kids know their kids really well and there's no hard feelings or dirty play. It's always just two good teams competing and getting after it.

Our guys are competing now, but we just need to get over the hump. We still need to play a bit cleaner and find a way to get our offense rolling.

Our returning freshmen and sophomores are only going to get better. Next year we want to have more than two swimmers competing at state individually.

Our girls are playing well. We're competing and playing each and every match hard, but we have some tough tests coming up soon.

Overall it was not a good day for many of our golfers. In golf, you are not necessarily competing against the other teams. You are competing more against yourself and the course.

Our ultimate goal is to be in the final game of the Women's College World Series. It comes down to us competing and practicing every day with that mentality.

Our young guys are playing hard and competing and we just got to get some other people to jump on board.

On the surface, the only apparent antitrust problem appears to be the fact that AOL and Time Warner's Roadrunner might be seen as being competing Internet services. But Roadrunner is a pipsqueak of a player compared to AOL's service. It's conceivable they could force the divestiture of Roadrunner. But that's not a big deal.

Our 5-0 was the silver bracket at (the St. Charles Classic on March 25). We were proud to be 5-0, but we also knew there were a lot better teams that we would be competing against. We knew we were going to be us against some better competition.

Releasing a record is only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the promotion of the product, but you have to play the game if you are to have a chance of competing in the market place.

Our markets have not achieved their great successes as a result of government fiat, but rather through efforts of competing interests working to meet the demands of investors and to fulfill the promises posed by advancing technology.

States, local governments, even school boards spend millions of taxpayer dollars competing to become favorites of the federal decision-makers. The way this game is played, no one can afford not to play.