Famous Quotes & Sayings

Jason Giambi

We have to go play what seems like the World Champions in Tampa. We have to win every day, and we're going to play the team that's actually given us the most problems. We have to play good baseball.

We have to get at least two state champions and two others have to place in the top four. If that happens we'll be in a good place for winning (the team title).

We have played pretty good on the road, and Coach always tells us that champions have to win on the road.

Anthony Pettis

There are a lot of champions out there, a lot of great guys, but I think that the way I compete and my fighting style makes me perfect for Reebok.

Shaun Alexander

We did let a good opportunity to be world champions slip away.

We did great and I'm really proud of the way the guys wrestled. Five of our wrestlers made it to the finals, three took away titles and eight placed. We're three time defending champions but never have we won by this sizable a margin. It's difficult for us up there because we're not part of the North coast section.

Rafael Benitez

The positive things from Wednesday are that we have one more Champions League point, and we were better than Chelsea,

We have high expectations. Our goal is to become (Imperial Valley League) champions and hopefully get back to that CIF championship game.

Billy Beane

You know, I'd actually say Lionel Messi. He's so remarkable, watching him play he's probably still undervalued. When you're scoring five goals in one Champions League match, there's no value that's too high.

We're going to throw some people into some different events. We might try Michael in the 400, and we might switch our distance runners around a little bit. We're looking to qualify as many people as we can for the Meet of Champions later this month. This week and next week will be a great opportunity to do that.

Didier Drogba

Maybe we spend a lot of money, but this money is not spent for nothing. We won the League and Carling Cup last season, we went to the semifinal of the Champions League and this year we are top of the League. Sometimes you have to spend money for the good reason and this is the good reason.

So many champions and good horses have come from this program; it's proven ground. These horses are on the come; they have so much upside to them.

Bob Bryan

We're going to be the U.S. Open champions playing that match,

Arnold Palmer

I have won the Australian, I won the British, all PGA championships, but I haven't won the PGA championship.

We're setting up for the Tournament of Champions -- that's district play. We had to get the kinks out so we can be ready and prepare for the district season.

Right now, it's disappointing. Hopefully, when you look back on it -- we were conference champions, district champions, Farmington Invitational champions and Christmas tournament champions -- it was a good year.

Andy Roddick

I was sitting there in May not really playing much after the French, kind of deciding what route I wanted to go, ... I didn't really expect to finish up so strong. To have a Grand Slam title and then the Champions Race No. 1 trophy as well, it's been a ride since then.

There are very few highway-safety champions in Congress, and he is definitely one of them.

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.

Maybe they are these young crazy kids and they didn't know they were supposed to wilt. At that point, we felt like, 'OK, here it comes. We're going to go on a roll and it will be, Nice job, Riverside, thanks for showing up.' But they hung tough and did what champions do.

Rafael Benitez

Now we intend to finish the job with another victory. If we do that we will be virtually through into the knockout stages. We have been very positive in our Champions League matches and I hope that we can continue this now.

Obviously if you are at The Players Champions or the Masters, which are elite events, and your defending champion is in the hunt, you get a number of on-air mentions. That can't hurt.

Give Indian Land credit because they battled back and got back in the game. They are the defending region champions and they showed they're going to defend it in a tough way.

Given the choice between winning the Champions League or the Italian league title, I think our fans would choose the Champions League,

I don't think it's an issue, I don't think there's any question right now of players being rested for the Champions Trophy.

Gary Neville

I don't think it is right for us at Manchester United to be talking about winning the European Cup. Over the last few years we have slipped a noose round our own necks by consistently saying we have to win the Champions League because we have not won it since 1999. What we should be doing is concentrating on the Premiership.

Roberto Carlos

I feel sure we are going to win either the league or the Champions League. We are a much tougher team that we were at the start of the season and a lot more dangerous.

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.

Seve Ballesteros

My intention is to compete until I'm 54. So if I join the Champions Tour, it will only be for four years - no more than that. I'm in the golf course design business. This is my future. I'd rather go to a place where there is nothing and design a golf course. This will be a good legacy for me to leave.

Ocean Champions has the potential to be one of the most transformative things we've ever done in the whole conservation movement.