Over the first three rounds you’re playing the course. In the final round, if you’re in contention, you’re playing the man.

Scientific knowledge advances haltingly and is stimulated by contention and doubt.

Christianity got over the difficulty of combining furious opposites, by keeping them both, and keeping them both furious.

Self-confidence is the degree of control,conviction and contention on own character.

We knew we were going to be in contention and we wrestled well. We definitely knew we had a shot to win it. The guys came through — I couldn’t be more proud of them.

When Earnhardt’s not in contention for the championship, when he’s not in there for the chase, it’s just not the same race. He’s probably still hanging on because of his advertising and riding his daddy’s...

When you don’t fight your adversary, you become the coward in the sight of animalistic breeds, but they forget that your real strength stays in the whisper of your voice.

It’s always a good week when you’re in contention. I’m just a little disappointed right now with the way I ended things.

Good leaders come together to solve problems in order to make a peaceful coexistence, but just a single soul can become the leathery meat in the soup.

But we need other people to step up. We need to be in the high 40s to be in contention.

I won’t fight you, it looks puerile to me, but i can ignore and forget you till you wonder if you still exist.

Contention with all its variations is one of the most destructive forces in home and society. Lying and stealing are only extensions of basic problems in the home environment. Some psychologists of the day would...

Your opponent’s wrong doesn’t automatically make you right. Most fights aren’t about who’s right; they are contention over degrees of wrongness.

We have it all to do but are not out of contention. We shall keep going right to the end.

I’m hoping I get in contention without playing any more.

I’m over the tournament already if you can believe it or not, … I’m not going to have a negative thought about what happened out there. I’m just really, really pleased with the way I’ve...

Their contention is any spill is a violation.