Plant, a tenacious competitor who has always set his sights on winning, didn't particularly like these on-shore responsibilities.

In his early years, Simpson was also a talented golfer, baseballer and soccer player, and was known for being a confident and tenacious competitor.

The memory of that treatment helped make him a tenacious competitor and instilled an unwavering sense of purpose in him.

He's a tenacious, fierce competitor.

But Graf said that Seles, in sickness and in health, remains as tenacious a competitor as they come.

He's a proven scorer and a tenacious competitor.

Sherman Douglas, the 6-2 junior guard, may be the most intelligent backcourt player in the country and one of the most tenacious competitors.

He was one of the most tenacious competitors ever to play the game.

Serena Williams, another of the sport's most tenacious competitors, could only agree after her experience in her first-round encounter with the 104th-ranked Angela Haynes.

When Gus Johnson died in April 1987, DeBusschere called him "one of the most tenacious competitors to ever play the game."