Hard work pays off - hard work beats talent any day, but if you're talented and work hard, it's hard to be beat. Robert Griffin iii
How can they beat me? I've been struck by lightning, had two back operations, and been divorced twice. Lee Trevino
I always say that when I'm playing well, no one can beat me. I'm not just saying that to sound full of myself or anything, but it's true.Serena Williams
I beat Larry Holmes and George Foreman. I whupped Mike Tyson twice. I had my ear chewed off and spat on the ground in front of me. I've seen everything it is possible to see in boxing. I know this business better than anyone. So I live and die by my own decisions. Evander Holyfield
I couldn't beat Michael Phelps. A couple of years ago, I was racing against him and it just kinda dawned on me during the race that there was no chance I was gonna beat this guy. And so I said, if you can't beat him, find a race that he won't swim. Mark Warkentin
I don't care how good you play, you can find somebody who can beat you, and I don't care how bad you play, you can find somebody you can beat. Harvey Penick
I don't have to get up in the morning and go beat up my body like I used to. I don't have to be out there in August in 108 degree weather down in Texas. Emmitt Smith
I don't look at it like that's my rival and I have to beat her. It's more like, I have to ski this as fast as I can and the fastest of everyone out here and that's what I expect. Picabo Street
I feel pretty good when I get out of bed in the morning. I don't feel all beat up, which is nice. Drew Bledsoe
I got beat real hard and heavy in the Olympic Games in 1968 by a guy who swam an incredible race one time in his whole life, but he did it right at the right time. I'd like to be that guy now. Maybe that's what I'm going to have to pull out of my hat to make the Olympic team. Mark Spitz
I had no television when I was little, just a stack of old, beat-up comics from the 1950s and 1960s. Daniel Clowes
I had to fight all my life to survive. They were all against me... but I beat the bastards and left them in the ditch. Ty Cobb
I had true rivalries. Not only did I want to beat my opponent, but I didn't want to let him up, either. I had a rivalry with Mac, Lendl, Borg. Everybody knew there was tension between us, on court and off. That's what's really ingrained in my mind: 'This is real. This isn't a soft rivalry.' There were no hugs and kisses.Jimmy Connors
I know Andy Roddick's probably tired about me talking about how many times I beat him when we were kids. Drew Brees
I think I tried to separate indoors and out. And so when he beat me indoors, I did not see that as letting anybody down, I saw it as a good head to head competition, and so it was. It was fine. Ralph Boston