Win-at-All-Costs Mentality Quotes

Palin was a political Hail Mary, a long bomb in the closing minutes of a game that John McCain and Co. were certain to lose. They didn't care if she had the policy or political or emotional capacity to serve as vice president, let alone president. They were willing to drive the country off a cliff, if that's what it took to win.

In 'Bigg Boss,' back-biting is inevitable. It's a part of the game, and there's nothing wrong about it.

Football is not a sport populated by honest people. You can't tell the truth or be up front with people. It's a business, and no one is friends.

I play basketball hard-nosed and if you're not on my team, during that 48 minutes we're enemies.

Unrestrained competition can drive people into actions that they would otherwise regret.

I hate to lose, and I do whatever I can to win, and if it is ugly, it is ugly.

People say I'm cold, that I'm impersonal on the court. Well, let me tell you, it's blood and guts out there.

Our nation stands at a fork in the political road. In one direction lies a land of slander and scare; the land of sly innuendo, the poison pen, the anonymous phone call and hustling, pushing, shoving; the land of smash and grab and anything to win. This is Nixonland. America is something different.

Everyone has determination - it's a question of how you use it. Hers is based on power and success and conquering; she doesn't care what she has to do or who gets hurt in the process. In that way we're very, very different.

I had no direct experience of a relegation scrap, but with Wales, I never had the luxury of being allowed to lose games. I was under pressure to win even the friendlies.

There is no friendship out there. When you race, you have to fight. That's it.

It's a tough world out there and all the guys are fighting hard and the competition is really tough.

I hate the cliche of 'just have fun,' but what I've seen in today's sports, especially with parents, is they put so much pressure on the kids.

Canon is basically a very aggressive company. Our company works on competitive principles. It does not treat people equally, but it does treat them fairly.

I am quite a relaxed person out of the car, but in the car I am aggressive, I never give up, I fight to the end and I try 100% all the time.

This is a ruthless world and one must be ruthless to cope with it.

Bipartisanship and decency are thrown to the waste side because people want their party to win so badly.

You have to be a demagogue on a lot of little things if you want to be around to have your way on the big things.

The majority of Chelsea fans have been unbelievable, but there is maybe five per cent always thinking, 'Get the next best thing in.' I feel that.

I love offensive coaches.

The Australian approach to playing cricket in general is quite an aggressive one.

I'm probably not going to be popular with the fighters with this one, but my biggest problem is guys playing it safe. I understand it from a coach's standpoint and a manager's standpoint. I understand why you'd want to play it safe and want to win the fight, win every fight. I get it.

Film people can be quite ruthless and tough. I think it's because the industry is filled with talented, driven people chasing nowhere near enough work.

The whole brunt of the media and the government is to encourage people to be highly competitive and totally selfish and uncaring of others.

I can't play without being aggressive.