Originally Posted By Ursula Not at all. I'd rather someone else take the glory. I'm a great team supporter, though.
Originally Posted By ophellia in areas other than performing I'm not...but when auditioning, yes...I want that part/gig and I have to perform better than the others who want the same part/gig...after the fact I am a team player in a cast
Originally Posted By Autopia Deb Not really. Yes if I'm playing cards or a board game I like to win, but I don't have to win all the time at everything.
Originally Posted By Labuda Insanely so, yes. Not as much as my older brother who won't typically compete unless he's sure he'll win, BUT much more so than the average person. Failure is shameful to me. Not sure why but, as an example, anytime I do not make final table (that would be top 9) when playing in a poker tournament (usually around 65-80 players), I am VERY disappointed in myself. I also compete when others are unaware I'm competing - for example, if Sally does XYZ at speed 123, *I* will do WXYZ at speed 12. Maybe it's my way of seeking approval?
Originally Posted By Lisann22 I can separate the difference between a friendly game of checkers or monopoly from an organized league of fastpitch softball. But if someone says to me, let's play and they mean let's compete to see who wins, oh it's ON! And yes at work I have a drive to succeed.
Originally Posted By Lisann22 I must say I think I'm a very good team player and leader. I take pride and view me winning if one of my teammates or employees succeed. I hope through what I provided and my competitive nature they benefitted. If that makes sense.
Originally Posted By 999HAUNTS I find it very hard to believe that Ursula is not competitive. Why the heck did I get a split knee running after her when she stole my two bean bags from our Toss Across game? That took away three hours of my life sitting there in the hospital room while that mean doctor took his sweet time sewing up my knee with that two-inch thick black thread. All that just so she could prevent me from scoring points. Not competitive?? Phffuuphfff.
Originally Posted By disneydad109 YES !!! I am out 3 or 4 days a week on the course and then I try to work in some time on the driving range before or after a round. MUST BEAT OTHER MEMBERS OF FOURSOME !!! Other then that no so much,I got to go lay down now.
Originally Posted By tashajilek "Insanely so, yes. Not as much as my older brother who won't typically compete unless he's sure he'll win" Omg i guess all older brothers are like that. I am very competitive only because of my brother. When you are a kid and your sibling taunts you, than you have no choice but to be competitive. I was playing mariokart with my boss today and everytime she wins she has to announce she won. When i win she says nothing, and i do win more LOL.
Originally Posted By vbdad55 to a fault - yes. I cannot 'let people win' at anything, just goes against my view of sports, or games or most anything.
Originally Posted By Pixie Glitter I'm very competitive in games, and when I was in school I was competitive about grades. Sports, not so much. I'll play hard and try to win, but I'm not nearly as competitive in physical pursuits as I am with mental ones. BUT. . . I am a gracious loser and winner, and one of my pet peeves is people who aren't.
Originally Posted By Labuda Pixie hit on one thing about myself that I don't like. If I get a bad beat in poker, I can be a gracious loser, but sometimes when playing other games, I've been known to be a less-than-gracious winner when playing against someone who has in some way offended me and I best them. I do my best to keep that in check, but it will on occasion come out. "I am very competitive only because of my brother." Yeah, I think part of it for me is my previously-mentioned big brother. But, the way *I* look at it is this: it's because of HIM that I was motivated to be a National Merit Scholar and get a full scholarship, and it's because of HIM that I started taking the SAT when I was in 7th grade... though I did stop after 9th grade when I got my 1450 - didn't figure I needed to break 1500 the way he did on that old scale since math is not now nor has ever been my strong point. Anyhow, I think a good dose of healthy competition is nice, and I love that there are people like Pixie and Schmitty that the rest of us can emulate and try to be more like when winning and losing. But, trash talking can be fun if done with other experts... like me and my Steelers fan friends chatting with our Cowboys fan friends.
Originally Posted By Pixie Glitter Labuda made a good point. . . when competing against someone who is being a jerk, it's sometimes irresistible to gloat a bit when you beat them. All's fair when they bring it upon themselves. ;-)
