AnnMaria De Mars (1958) American judoka
Quoted in "Rousey Is 1st U.S. Woman to Earn A Medal in Judo", in The Washington Post (14 August 2008) http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/13/AR2008081303517.html
Following Her Title Loss At UFC 217, Joanna Jedrzejczyk Says 'Don't Compare Me To Ronda Rousey', Forbes, Trent Reinsmith, November 5, 2017, August 25, 2017 https://www.forbes.com/sites/trentreinsmith/2017/11/05/following-her-title-loss-at-ufc-217-joanna-jedrzejczyk-says-dont-compare-me-to-ronda-rousey/#6ffa33b55e86, <br class="br">Jędrzejczyk at UFC 223 post-fight press conference after her first loss to Rose Namajunas.
AnnMaria De Mars (1958) American judoka
Quoted in "Rousey Is 1st U.S. Woman to Earn A Medal in Judo", in The Washington Post (14 August 2008) http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/13/AR2008081303517.html
“Don't compare me with Jesus. He is a great master, a great master…”
Tenzin Gyatso (1935) spiritual leader of Tibet
Interview in The New York Times (28 November 1993).
“But I don't want to compare 'em,”
Willie Mays (1931) Baseball player
Reluctantly comparing his famous catch in Game 1 of the 1954 World Series to a pair of catches made during that season on May 26 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0akpAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Gk4EAAAAIBAJ&pg=1599%2C3418911&dq=willie-mays-made-star-tling-catch-bob-skinner and June 6 http://www.mediafire.com/view/m5bmpfxdu5ciu3m/%20.png, respectively (the latter "circus catch" made not against Bell, as per Mays' recollection, but rather Chuck Harmon, who directly preceded Bell in the lineup that day); as paraphrased and quoted in "Willie Modestly Scoffs at Raves Over Big Catch" by UPI, in Newsday (September 30, 1954), p. 95 <br class="br">Context: Mays said he thought maybe the Skinner catch was a bit better than yesterday's, as well as a catch he made on a ball hit this season by Gus Bell of the Cincinnati Reds. "But I don't want to compare 'em," said Willie. "I'm just a ballplayer, not a sports writer. I don't compare 'em; I just catch 'em."
“Just don't compare it with a real language, or you'll be unhappy…”
Larry Wall (1954) American computer programmer and author, creator of Perl
[1992May12.190238.5667@netlabs.com, 1992]
Usenet postings, 1992
“Compared with me, a tree is immortal.”
Sylvia Plath (1932–1963) American poet, novelist and short story writer
“Don't compare yourself with anyone in this world… if you do so, you are insulting yourself.”
Bill Gates (1955) American business magnate and philanthropist
Laozi (-604) semi-legendary Chinese figure, attributed to the 6th century, regarded as the author of the Tao Te Ching and fou…
“I'm just a ballplayer, not a sports writer. I don't compare 'em; I just catch 'em.”
Willie Mays (1931) Baseball player
Context: Mays said he thought maybe the Skinner catch was a bit better than yesterday's, as well as a catch he made on a ball hit this season by Gus Bell of the Cincinnati Reds. "But I don't want to compare 'em," said Willie. "I'm just a ballplayer, not a sports writer. I don't compare 'em; I just catch 'em."<br><br>Reluctantly comparing his famous catch in Game 1 of the 1954 World Series to a pair of catches made during that season on May 26 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0akpAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Gk4EAAAAIBAJ&pg=1599%2C3418911&dq=willie-mays-made-star-tling-catch-bob-skinner and June 6 http://www.mediafire.com/view/m5bmpfxdu5ciu3m/%20.png, respectively (the latter "circus catch" made not against Bell, as per Mays' recollection, but rather Chuck Harmon, who directly preceded Bell in the lineup that day); as paraphrased and quoted in "Willie Modestly Scoffs at Raves Over Big Catch" by UPI, in Newsday (September 30, 1954), p. 95