"It is not enough merely to win; others must lose."
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"You never win any games you don't play."
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"Every 'No' gets me closer to a 'Yes'."
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"Find something you love to do. If you don't make money at it, at least you love going to work."
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"It was a defeat, resorting to crude threats in a game of subtlety, but sometimes one must sacrifice a battle to win the war."
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"It was my 44th win [in Monaco]; 44 is my race number; and it's been my number since I was 8. And it's my family's number as well. So it was a special day, for sure."
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"He who never ventures beyond actuality will never win the prize of truth."
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"You've got to have that competiveness inside along with the drive and determination to win. I just want to be the best I can be so that I have no regrets when I'm older. I can say that I gave it the best shot that I could."
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"I just try to make sure that when I get there on the floor, I play as hard as I can and try to do everything I can to help the team win."
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"I was disappointed if I didn't have a chance to win a game, and if I had the chance and didn't do it."
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"The difference between playing the stock market and the horses is that one of the horses must win."
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"If winning is the only value, why debate when you can suppress?"
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"The Hebrew word, the word timshel - 'Thou mayest' - that gives a choice. It might be the most important word in the world. That says the way is open...Why, that makes a man great...He can choose his course and fight it through and win...I have a new love for that glittering instrument, the human soul. It is a lovely and unique thing in the universe. It is always attacked and never destroyed - because 'Thou mayest'. ch 24"
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"The offense sells tickets and the defense wins the games."
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"Union Rule 26: Every employee must win 'Worker of the Week' at least once, regardless of gross incompetence, obesity or rank odor."
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"Everybody in America is so money-hungry. It's like a rat race and even when you win you're still a freaking rat."
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"I don't really like all the attention, because it feels like everything is about winning and they don't see the whole picture of my teammates and without my teammates, I don't think we'd be here right now. I get the attention ... if that day, I'm in the mood of signing autographs and taking pictures and even if I'm not, I'm like, he'll sign it for you, or he'll sign it for you. I can always give all the attention to my teammates because they handle it well."
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"The motivation for me is just the game itself, just playing the game the right way and trying to win, compete every time I step out there on the floor. That's motivation enough for me to go out there and play well."
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"The ability to manage large assets well - it's like being Michael Jordan or winning the gold in the Olympics; it's what you aspire to."
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"It's important to resolve to yourself, 'I will absolutely win!' Then this firm commitment will serve as the wellspring of great wisdom and courage that surges forth from within."
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