The case for competition is based on . . . four central myths . . . The first myth is that competition is an unavoidable fact of life . . . The second myth is that competition motivates us to do our best . . . Third, it is sometime asserted that contests are the best . . . way to have a good time . . . The last myth is that competition builds character . . . ”

– Alfie Kohn
Author of No Contest, The Case Against Competition