Sentence examples for competitive passion from inspiring English sources

At times McEnroe can seem disarmed by their ability to mesh competitive passion with unwavering personal dignity: Federer is so elegant and gracious; Nadal, so earnestly humble.

A persuasive depiction of the tempestuous affair of two 20th-century titans, Jan Kounen's "Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky" comes closer than most films to capturing the selfish competitive passion of egomaniacal geniuses locked in erotic combat.

Lombardi had some of Di Canio's competitive passion, and extreme approach, but, for the record, one of his old players was at pains to point out that he had a democratic style, saying, "To be fair, he didn't play favourites.

With limited funding for the sport in the UK, Gallagher had to combine her competitive passion with a day job as a civil service statistician (she has a maths degree from Bath University).

Son is slight, barely 5 feet tall and brimming with competitive passion for business and leisure alike.

Son is slight, not much more than a meter and a half tall and brimming with competitive passion for business and leisure alike.

And our competitive passions should be stirred by the sense of challenge and opportunity.

However, something was different about this weekend; for the first time I saw up close and personal what the WNBA is all about – true competitive spirit, passion the game, hope for tomorrow, and dreams fulfilled; after witnessing this, I fell in love with women's basketball all over again.

Baldwin used to be president of the 32,000-acre Haleakala Ranch until he bought 800 acres which became Piiholo Ranch to raise Corriente cattle, fast wiry steers ideal for competitive roping, his passion.

Tom will be remembered for his commitment to his family and friends, his generosity, his competitive spirit, his passion for life, and his loyalty to and encouragement of others.

eSports is an opportunity for young people to take an existing passion, competitive gaming, and make something more of it, even earning a living from it – after all, this is often given as a reason to celebrate and support sports in general.