Famous Quotes & Sayings

Jack Dempsey

Champions get up when they can't.

Jack Dempsey

You know what a champion is? A champion is someone who's ready when the gong rings - not just before, not just after - but when it rings.

He stayed very composed but that's just part of being a champion. But with that being the last match of the day, my gosh, 99.9 percent of kids couldn't handle that.

Tony Siragusa

He's the kind of guy that's on the other side of the club than I am. He's over there with the champagne and caviar. And also the strawberries and chocolate, you know?

Frank Lampard

Hopefully, we will win tonight and so reach the Champions League final. If that happens and I have the foot done straight afterwards, that would rule me out of the England tour,

Wang Meng

I don't really realize that I am the Olympic champion. I still don't feel it. I still feel tense. I have to realize it.

I haven't cried but not crying does not mean I am not very satisfied. To be Olympic champions is very special, a unique feeling you can't compare to anything else.

I have no words to express how great it is to be Olympic champion. So many people try to be Olympic champion and not so many get to be it.

I'm very satisfied. It was a tremendous season. I have no regrets. I don't want anything that happened in the Tournament of Champions to overshadow the fact we won three straight state championships.

Retief Goosen

I'm the US Open champion and I'm good enough to win this match.

Hasim Rahman

I'm the champ and I thought I won the bout clean. Even though it was a draw, I'm still the champ and I can go on from here.

David Gill

I'm happy we're state champs. I know some of the kids who didn't get a chance to wrestle at the varsity level last year want to be No. 1 in the state -- but being a state champ is just as good.

Jeff Thomson

In the end, if we don't win the Champions Trophy, who really gives a toss? For Australia, as long as these other guys are getting a game and learning something, then they are ready to go when they're picked (later).

In their minds they feel they are champions together. I'm satisfied because all of them are on the podium and had a very good competition.

In some ways I don't feel like I got (the Lady Rebels) ready. It was more for pride than anything. The last Lee district champion went 10-2 so 11-1 is a great accomplishment. It's a great credit to our kids.

Margaux Hemingway

I remember being really poor until I got my first $250,000 check from Faberge. That was pretty nice; I put it in the bank, and from that moment on, there seemed to be a lot of champagne and limousines in my life.

John McEnroe

C'mon, Anna, right at the girl, ... She's the champion of Canada.

Adam Burish

Being a champion can become a habit. So let's establish that thing and see what it feels like to become a champion. Let's really put our nose to the grindstone, let's work at this and let's really put a lot of energy into winning this tournament.

Caitlin swam really well this weekend. The Meet of Champions should give her an idea of where she'll be next weekend at the regional club meet she is set to compete at in Boston.

Become a champion in life, By conquering the enemy within.

Before the start of the season we gave ourselves the task of reaching the AFC Champions League final and we are well-placed to execute that task.

I am satisfied we could push the world champions into a fifth day and that was our moral victory.

Chris Coleman

But they are still in the Champions League and they have got a great chance. It's been a topsy-turvy season for them.

But the heat was loaded - the Olympic champion, world champion and European champion were all in it. I knew it was going to take sub-51." ()

Victor Valdes

This is a decisive moment, especially in the Champions League because if you don't get to the final, everything else you've done throughout the year doesn't count for anything.

They should tangle for a great race. One could be a state champion.

They're the defending champion until someone proves different.

Another first for the Burrell wrestling. We had two champions and we knew what we were up against; we rose to the occasion again. I have no complaints.

Gregory Coupet

Ever since we started playing in the Champions League we have been waiting for this match. At last, it arrives. I can't wait. The fans are excited, the ticket office has been under siege. This motivates us to do well.

Evan is a great competitor and exceptionally dedicated. He's a great example for our program and a champion regardless of the outcome.

Even if a fraction of the people following the sport take it up seriously, we would have many more champions in the discipline.

Brian Smith

Five of our guys have a state finalist or returning state champion in their weight.

Hernan Crespo

First of all, I have to thank Milan, but I know that the result has been the fruit of my efforts and my hard work. It has been a fantastic season, and I'm happy. It's a pity about the Champions League final.