The phrase 'competitive mentality' is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to refer to a strong competitive attitude or outlook that someone has in any situation. For example, "She has a competitive mentality and will always strive for the highest score in tests and games."
Sutton was renowned for his hardness, but even he has been astounded at Cooke's competitive mentality.
This was not the place to be uplifted by any idea that the Premier League has become some kind of distillation of a hard, competitive mentality.
Wise humanising creativity (WHC) is creativity guided by ethical action, meaning it is mindful of its consequences and is empowering, offering far greater shared hope for the future than the competitive mentality that pervades most education systems.
These are great athletes with a highly developed racing sense and competitive mentality.
"The competitive mentality is hard to break," Professor Leigh Thompson said.
He's got a competitive defensive mentality, which I think is a good complement to Allan and Latrell.
Whereas some fitness group classes can feel competitive, the mentality for riders at SoulCycle is one of shared energy, inspiration and encouragement.
Frequently, these kinds of experiences occur in yoga-flavored exercise classes, which are characterized by a Western, competitive fitness mentality and ignore fundamental teachings of the yogic tradition, including the instruction from the Yoga Sutras that "a yoga pose should be steady and comfortable," (sometimes translated as "stable and sweet").
I believe this competitive but generous mentality stems from the fact that majority of the students are in love with their work.
We have all grown so much in the last four years since we stumbled awkwardly into orientation week, some of us still rooted in our competitive pre-med mentalities (confession: myself included).
It is this combination of a competitive, fight-or-die mentality married to abundant capital and a gigantic networked consumer base that is fueling China's ascent in commercial technology.
