"One of my major competitors was Harold Smith. Smith beat me in 1977. I was loafing during that competition."

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"One of my major competitors was Harold Smith. Smith beat me in 1977. I was loafing during that competition."

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"If you want to find the real competition, just look in the mirror. After awhile you'll see your rivals scrambling for second place."

"Everything is a contest. All dealings among men are a contest in which some will succeed and others fail. And some are failing quite spectacularly."

"Life can often be a competition and your greatest opponent is yourself."

"I have no problem with battling for a position. I have no problem trying to beat somebody out. It's a sport, competition, so I'm used to it."

"At the end of the competition, I played the Liszt concerto and I felt my head was on the block. Well, I won."

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"I'm a free market person, a free trader. But if we had a market in California, there would be competition."

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