Famous Quotes & Sayings

Jarvis Cocker

Part of what tonight is about is to keep the spirit of John Peel alive. To seek out new music and champion new talent.

Our objective is to find another Subaru world champion and we'll do all that we can to help Chris and Stephane reach that goal.

Our main goal is to be league champions and then win sections. I think we're always in contention for a league title. This year, I feel we definitely have a good chance.

David Murray

Our revenue benefited from ... Champions League football, but we have, at the same time, controlled costs so that much of our increased revenue has come through as profit in this six-month period.

John Ferguson

Robbie evolved into one of the top performers for the NCAA champions this season and we are delighted to have him on board.

Julius Erving

I'm here to watch the watch the champions and the would-be champions.

I think the title is won. We can become champions in front of our television sets next weekend.

Li Na

It is a surprise to win in the National Games. It's my honor to compete with Olympic champions and world champions. I am so lucky today,

Joe Calzaghe

Jeff is on the way up. You can't say that he's a champion that's on the fade, ... He's made some excellent defenses, he's a big puncher, a good all-around fighter.

Jimmy Johnson

Last year, everybody felt that the champion was going to be a team that made it clean through the final 10,

That would be a dream ticket. Bradford are a champion team. Hopefully we can create something similar here.

That was a great win. Paz was a league champion last year.

Andriy Shevchenko

It has been a great year for me, ... I feel very honored to be here with these great champions by my side.

J. J. Johnson

I think we are first and foremost needing medical folks who can really champion the cause.

It is not just the BCCI that is opposing the Champions Trophy. The PCB has also opposed it through a letter to the ICC, saying that it does not want any tournaments, including the Champions Trophy, between four-yearly World Cups.

Maria Callas

It is like comparing champagne with cognac. No-with Coca-Cola.

Rafael Benitez

It is important for the manager to be able to say to players they want to sign that they will be playing in the Champions League.

It is immensely disappointing to be knocked out of the Champions League but this evening part of our supporters also missed a great chance.

Thomas Doll

I won't speak about the title. It would be a huge thing for the club if we made the Champions League.

It feels great to feel what all the other champions have felt, ... Feeling the pain I felt so many years in Sacramento not being able to get over the hump.

Alissa Czisny

I think she has done so much for the sport, and she has been a champion for so many years, I'm guessing they'll give her a spot on the Olympic team.

I think Palatka's got a couple state champions. Palatka's 119 (Garcia) is definitely a state champion. He's worked hard. Crescent City's got a great one at 219.

I think Oklahoma State has a great team, and they've had a great run. (The Big 12 championships) have always been a tough tournament, and a lot of the national champions come out of this tournament. I don't think this year will be any different.

Jay Haas

I think I lost my golf energy. You can't come out here and go through the motions. These guys are too good. I guess I'm at a crossroads. Right now, I would say I'll play more on the Champions Tour. But if I start to play a little better at the end of the year ... I still like to do this.

I stuck up for him. I said Joe is a great champion. We went to Manchester to pay him the respect and he said at a luncheon with Lacy sitting there, 'I want the fight'. So I'm going to give him the respect and I'm going to give Frank Warren the respect. Then hopefully, we are going to get the fight done. But if he doesn't and he pulls out on us, he'll never fight Jeff Lacy again. Forever he will be known as the guy who ducked the big fight.

I think going into State you'd like to be a conference champ and higher seed so you could have that easier first round game.

Liu Xiang

I have been used to that. It happened frequently. It is normal to have the Olympic champion tested.

I'd like to wrap it up with three in a row and be national champions next year.

Jay Wright

I don't know what to expect, except that these are champions coming back to prove themselves. I know it's going to be everything they've got. The good thing is, that's how they play anyway. I don't know how much more they can bring.

Ian Botham

I don't know what the Champions Trophy is all about.

Haile Gebrselassie

I can learn a lot from Paul. I need him to get his opinions. There are other good runners ? the Olympic and world champion and the London Marathon winner ? but with Paul there, it's good for us.

Antonio Tarver

I am after the big killers in the heavyweight division. I want to retire as the heavyweight champion of the world,

Ben Curtis

I blindfolded my girlfriend at night and led her into the woods, where I had a blanket, rose petals, champagne and candles. I played a song I wrote for her, and the rest of the night turned out great.