If all goes well, he'll reach the finish line just about the time it's crossed by his world-class competitors.

"We have to look forward to being in the pit with world-class competitors," he said.

A coach, Bill Endicott, came along, and soon they were traveling the world as world-class competitors.

On the roads that world-class competitors run, the next step can hold evidence of the fragile nature of her business.

As one of the country's oldest and largest horse shows, the event draws world-class competitors.

But rather than creating a world-class competitor, the school has almost set itself up as an object lesson in how not to run a business.

"We believe that our new combined company will be a world-class competitor in every respect."

It also raised questions about Dresdner's push to become a world-class competitor in investment banking.

His older brother, Bruce, preceded him as a world-class competitor and was a member of the 1976 Olympic team.

Again came lamentations of how badly this reflected on women as world-class competitors and their ongoing sports movement.