Famous Quotes & Sayings

When you get down to tournament time, the difference between the winners, the champions and the people who go home are the people who can win the games when they're not playing well. In tournament play, we'll take any win that we can get, anyway, anyhow.

Michael Campbell

The previous champions are all of the greats in golf,

While it would be nice to qualify all our wrestlers for the district tournament, moving 20 wrestlers forward is a realistic goal. We are very fortunate to be returning several USAW Kansas Kids and high school state champions and medalists to this tournament series. We expect to have several of our wrestlers medal high at subs.

We placed third the last two years. But we have been league champions in three of the last five years. I am very proud of my team.

UCLA are undefeated national champions and Stanford were last year's runners-up so they are definitely favored to win.

We had a strong league tournament. I was hoping the kids would put it together by the end and they did. We finished second in the tournament point-wise but we had the most champions and the most finalists. I think all the kids wrestled very well. Most of them wrestled up to their potential. Like anything else there were a couple of disappointments and situations where the kids might have fared better but they didn't.

We've had reports of hail in the Champions area, lots of lightning. It's a dangerous storm.

Sharad Pawar

We all want to resolve issues and organize a successful Champions Trophy in India this year, but some venues have contractual obligations.

There is nothing more extraordinary than being champion. There have been many highs and lows. Now we are entering into legend.

Jeremy Foley

Why not us? Why can't we be champions in basketball, too.

Hayley Wickenheiser

To be Olympic champions for the second time in a row is great. It's definitely harder to defend gold than to win it.

To say we did well is an understatement. We really dominated the tournament. The champions we had ? not just from Mount Sinai ? I think are going to represent Division II at the tournament in a very positive fashion. We have some very tough kids and I think we're going to do well in the states.

Bruce Feiler

I was surprised how relevant the Moses story was to contemporary American debates - from our ongoing debate about values, to our role as champions of freedom, to our place as a country that welcome immigrants.

We will discuss with the owners whether we go for the French Champion Hurdle.

We will continue to oppose the Champions Trophy.

This system will put a lot more importance on winning the region title. The format will reward teams for being region champions and runners-up.

We thought throughout the season we had a championship-caliber team, but I know you can't be national champion without the right things happening, and they did in this case,

Until you get a unified champion, it's just everybody's opinion.

People are putting this thing as if Lewis is the champion and Denny the challenger. Denny is going to retain his title. He will still be the champion when all this is over.

Our juniors went out and had a great day. I'm really pleased with our lower levels. Our seniors are leading us really well, but you know, we're getting some points from these juniors. And more than scoring points, we had three conference champions today. That's pretty cool.

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.

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,

Adam Burish

I said we're national champions together the rest of our lives. No one can take that from us.

I retired as a champion pumpkin paddler a few years ago, but I will go back in the race next year if she's in it.

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.