At those times, it's necessary to overcome our natural competitive desires.

"They wouldn't respect one another if they didn't play with every bit of competitive desire they had."

"Both crime and genius are manifestations of young men's competitive desires to gain access to women's reproductive resources," he concludes.

Burton's intense preparation and competitive desire served him well.

One might have been a simple competitive desire to distinguish himself from and outperform his rivals.

Finally, they should encourage cooperative feeling, and curb competitive desires (Russell 1938:219-220, 222).

Some of Rivera's toughness and competitive desires were born because of the giggling girls.

Yount and Brett, close friends, spoke of how each admired the other's competitive desire.

And now my competitive desire really runs in design," as a golf course architect.

When you get on the court, it has to manifest itself in an intense, fierce, competitive desire.