Champion Quotes
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I would be disappointed if I were remembered as a runner because I feelthat my contribution to the youth of America has far exceeded the woman who was the Olympic champion.
Wilma Rudolph
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What London wants is a champion, a fighter for London. It doesn't want a patsy of George Osborne or David Cameron.
Sadiq Khan
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The true champion of justice, if he intends to survive even for a short time, must necessarily confine himself to private life and leave politics alone.
Plato
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I believe I have the attitude of a champion and a winner, and I'm not apologetic for it.
Jon Jones
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Building a better life for every child is a lot harder than becoming a world champion. Both goals take dedication and commitment.
Kim Yuna
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I think I'd rather tell the truth and say what I believe in and make people unhappy than sort of pretend to think something else to accommodate them and try to be liked. That's just the way it goes and I don't think I'm any great champion of anything, but if they're going to put me on a show, I'm going to say what I think.
Ben Affleck
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Other men look to him as someone to emulate. His church calls on him for strength and leadership. He is a preserver of culture and a champion of society to keep out evil and usher in good.
Tony Evans
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The Catholic Church [with Pope John Paul II] has lost its shepherd. The world has lost a champion of human freedom.
Chris Matthews
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I do enjoy battling with Valentino. It doesn't get any better than him and it just feels good to know he's the world champion and it just brings out the best in people to be right there and fighting with him.
B. R. Hayden
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We need to empower women. Give women a voice in the decision-making process. Give women a political voice where they can champion, for their own welfare. And, of course, for us. United Nations - organizations, agencies - we need to do our part.
Margaret Chan
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My old dance teacher, Jimmy Wilde, a former European ballroom dancing champion, was so sophisticated.
Anton du Beke
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The top 10 is really a media thing anyway unless you're the champion, but otherwise, it's always speculation.
Alistair Overeem
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Winners expect to win before the contest starts; losers don't. Any individual becomes what he or she thinks about most. If you want to be a champion, then that thought must dominate your life. But most important, winners dwell on the rewards of winning; losers dwell on the penalties of failure.
Wade Schalles
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Only one guy can be world champion, and so if everyone else thought they were failures you'd have no one left on the grid.
Mark Alan Webber
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What is the single most important quality in a tennis champion? I would have to say desire, staying in there and winning matches when you are not playing that well.
John McEnroe
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The Games were created for the glorification of the individual champion.
Pierre de Coubertin
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I ran into a couple of guys who were boxers. They talked me into working out at their gym. I became obsessed with boxing and the idea of becoming a champion.
Jon Seda
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All these nice people saying I'm going to be world champion won't make me any faster, you have to believe it yourself.
Sebastian Vettel
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I never expected to compete at home in a UCI women's race - let alone as world champion.
Lizzie Armitstead
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Klitschko was the reigning champion for a decade and regarded by many as one of the greatest heavyweights of all time. I'm never going to face another opponent with that legacy.
Tyson Fury
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America, the only nation ever founded in the name of liberty, never had a more ardent champion of liberty than Barry Goldwater. Simply put, Barry Goldwater was in love with freedom.
John McCain
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India's fortune will depend on how many runs the little champion scores. There is no doubt Tendulkar is the real thing.
Sunil Gavaskar
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I am delighted that Jason Gardener will be taking over from me as President of U.K. Athletics. With his competitive background in the sport as an Olympic champion coupled with his engaging personality and his experience as a board member of U.K. Athletics, he possesses all the qualities required to be a successful president.
Lynn Davies
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Anytime you fight a champion, you got to watch the tape closely and study him closely.
Andre Ward