Alternative perspective on competition

"There is competition, but it is used in a good way. It is positive to want to go first, provided the intention is to pave the way for others, make their path more easy, help them, or show the way. Competition is negative when we wish to defeat others, to bring them down in order to lift ourselves up."

~ His Holiness The Dalai Lama

p.s. Thanks for this Tara.