Sentence examples for compete himself from inspiring English sources

But then the leukemia society began to prod Mr. Adami not just to assemble a team, but also to compete himself.

Edwards insisted he would not swap his own gold from Sydney for a chance to compete himself, mainly because he has found being a member of the London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games so rewarding.

Roberts began his career in dirt track racing after attending a local race in Modesto and deciding that he wanted to compete himself.

Intrigued, Foer tried his hand at competing himself, unexpectedly reaching the finals.

Mr. Olmert had left open the possibility of competing himself until Wednesday, though few expected that he would.

Relations reached a nadir after the election of 2009 when Mr Rafsanjani, who was not competing himself, endorsed the post-election protests, known officially as "the sedition".Yet Mr Rafsanjani can still give Mr Khamenei a headache.

Cooke was introduced to competitive cycling aged 11 by her father, a physics teacher who had competed himself at amateur level, and she spent her formative years riding in the Welsh valleys and competing in cyclo-cross, experiences that served her well today as the heavens opened over Beijing.

Dean was moved to the Panama Canal Zone in 1926, coaching boxing and basketball teams though not competing himself.

He did what he wanted, but couldn't compete with himself.

Some time soon, he may not be able to compete with himself.

He devised the test so he could compete against himself and he won.