Championship Quotes
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Definitely the road to the championship gets much easier when those type of guys are eliminated early.
Denny Hamlin
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I always get up for every game, but this game is especially big. It's a do-or-die thing. This could be (decide) whoever wins the regular-season championship.
Rajon Rondo
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Every year we have said that our goal is just to get there (to the championship). We've accomplished what we wanted to do and there's nothing that would make us all happier than seeing that 2006 banner hanging in our gym. We struggled offensively tonight to put the ball in the basket, but our defense was good enough to win it and we'll see what happens Sunday.
Chuck Miller
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There's a motto, if you fail and fail, you come back and try again. I've had a couple of failures here in America and close calls, especially in Major Championships, and it's great to finally, finally win.
Colin Montgomerie
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I like that you have to shape shots. For instance, on the par-5 second, you absolutely have to hit a draw if you hit driver. A long hitter hitting it off line is not going to do very well at the Players Championship.
Brad Faxon
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I have high expectations for myself. I'm not out there playing the game just to be playing it. I want to win a championship.
Albert Belle
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When you are a young team, it is hard to compete with a team that has won one championship and almost won another. It's a mental thing. It gets into your head, because you know what those guys have done.
Antonio McDyess
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The 1984 European Championships were held in France and that was something important. I felt on form then, even though I was practically always injured at all the World Cups. It's a great memory. But in any case, the past is past.
Michel Platini
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Every fight is do or die for me. I've come too far to start over. I'm on a destiny trip right now. I'm racing towards that heavyweight world championship.
Antonio Tarver
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I think it all comes down to fundamentals. This is not a time to start forgetting things. It will be a matter of inches and seconds that will win the championship. You work hard all year to get to this point, and you have to be able to sustain. You can only escape for so long.
C. Vivian Stringer
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When you win a championship, it is a great feeling, and you really don't want that feeling to go away.
Paul Pierce
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When they had a chance to win a conference championship, they responded. Give them credit.
Gary Blair
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I came so far- from nothing to a Super Bowl championship
Michael Oher
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Well, it speaks to the character of the players more than anything. Bob Myers and his staff have done an incredible job of putting together this roster. I was well aware of the versatility that the roster had, but as I got to know the players I realized they had what it took spiritually, emotionally. They were united. They wanted to win. They were close.
Steve Kerr
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They're in really, really good shape, but what we have to worry about is playing well. This is a big week for us, too, because two wins would put us in a situation where we're competing for the league championship.
Bob Thomason
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It's always a special feeling playing in this event. I am a big fan of TPC Boston. The Deutsche Bank Championship is as good as it gets on the PGA Tour.
Brad Faxon
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During one of the 4th quarter huddles, LeBron said to him, 'It doesn't matter what happens to this point. No one is going to remember how many points you had or what type of game you had. Just help us make some plays to win this thing.' And he made some big plays.
Erik Spoelstra
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We felt like when we went into last year we had a pretty good chance to win the championship from the previous year with the fall we put together. We've got the same everything now, so I think we can come back and be as strong this year.
Sterling Marlin
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Each championship is unique and special.
Trish Stratus
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Winning a championship is now a legitimate and realistic goal.
Danny Ainge
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But as much as I am personally proud for winning five championships, I'm equally proud just being part of a women's division that has gotten so much better with all these great athletes here.
Trish Stratus
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It is clear that the one who is in front in the championship gets support from the one who is behind, as soon as the second lost every chance. But that will not happen. I am sure I can get close enough to Michael and there will never be such a big gap for this to happen. Sometimes he will win races, sometimes I will.
Gerhard Berger
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That's the great thing about the NFL: A team can get hot and win a championship.
Alex Smith
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Liverpool have won everything but never a World Championship. I am sure in the future they will once again make the effort to win the tournament. They have had good rhythm in the Premier League this season.
Sepp Blatter