"I don't compete with other discus throwers. I compete with my own history"
- Al Oerter
About this Quote
The speaker, Al Oerter, is a discus thrower who is not concentrated on defeating or outperforming various other discus throwers. Rather, he is extra concerned with bettering his own previous efficiencies and damaging his personal records. He is encouraged to compete with himself and to regularly improve upon his very own capabilities.
This quote is written / told by Al Oerter between September 19, 1936 and October 1, 2007. He was a famous Athlete from USA.
The author also have 3 other quotes.
"A lawyer without history or literature is a mechanic, a mere working mason; if he possesses some knowledge of these, he may venture to call himself an architect"
"We have our own history, our own language, our own culture. But our destiny is also tied up with the destinies of other people - history has made us all South Africans"
"It is humiliating to remain with our hands folded while others write history. It matters little who wins. To make a people great it is necessary to send them to battle even if you have to kick them in the pants. That is what I shall do"
