Eddie Vedder (Edward Louis Severson III) Quotes

Competition is healthy, if you can turn it off and on. When someone gets too cocky in victory, that can ruin the positive aspect.

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• Competition is healthy, if you can turn it off and on. When someone gets too cocky in victory, that can ruin the positive aspect.

  

  Eddie Vedder Pearl Jam
  • Competition
  • Victory
  • Aspect