Champion Quotes
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Sascha is an unbelievable player; he's going to be a champion. Hopefully, I can get there one day. Hopefully, I can get to his level. I mean, he's still better than me. But I'll keep working hard, and hopefully we could start a little bit of a rivalry.
Denis Shapovalov
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A champion needs a motivation above and beyond winning.
Pat Riley
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I don't believe a champion is the biggest, baddest, meanest dude in the world. I think the champion is like a warrior; it's like the head knight or lead samurai: humble men of integrity, respect, and honor that treat people kindly.
Jon Jones
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When I auditioned for 'Bye Bye Birdie' on Broadway, Gower Champion said, 'You've got the job!' I said, 'Mr. Champion, I can't dance.' He said, 'We'll teach you what you need to know.'
Dick Van Dyke
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Being champion is all well and good, but you can't eat a crown.
Althea Gibson
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Once a champion, always a champion.
Ferdinand Marcos
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For me, I'm focused on what I want to do. I know what I need to do to be a champion, so I'm working on it.
Usain Bolt
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My greatest inspiration is my mother, the bravest person I ever knew. She overcame incredible odds, worked while raising two kids, and made it all look incredibly simple. Even in her final days succumbing to cancer, she fought like a champion.
Safra A. Catz
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Nellie Kim, an Olympic champion from the former Soviet Union, got a 10 right after me in '76, but nobody talks about that.
Nadia Comaneci
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Every time we do a new record, we do the best we can. For us, every record is stepping into the ring with another heavyweight champion.
David Bryan
Bon Jovi
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I'm in awe of any Olympic champion, for sure.
Katarina Johnson-Thompson
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My dream role is Jack Johnson, the first black heavyweight champion.
Mahershala Ali
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Who would have ever thought that, within a couple months of getting into the WWE, that I'd be wrestling in the main event for the world championship? Then, nine months after getting here, actually being the world champion.
A.J. Styles
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I champion sensibly designed racial affirmative action, not because I have benefited from it personally - though I have. I support it because, on balance, it is conducive to the public good.
Randall Kennedy
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My father was champion of North Africa and he beat the European champ. He was very good, a professional for 12 years. We're from a big family of boxers. My father has seven brothers.
Olivier Martinez
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Originals are nonconformists, people who not only have new ideas but take action to champion them. They are people who stand out and speak up. Originals drive creativity and change in the world. They're the people you want to bet on.
Adam Grant
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I think cricket is there in Usain Bolt's blood. Since I got to watch from close quarters, it was amazing to see him run up to bowl. The perfect delivery stride is understandable because he is a world champion athlete. But the manner - he loaded at the crease and then bowled the ball - left me zapped. He looked like a natural cricketer.
Harbhajan Singh
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Having the ambition of becoming Olympic champion is a whole different ambition from wanting to be the greatest.
Daley Thompson
