Top 191 Championships Quotes

Wrestling is a business, it is show business and wrestling championships are props.

You have to come in to major championships, and your attitude has to be on point.

When you play for the guy next to you, that’s when you win championships.

You talk about winning championships, well championships are won by 12 guys, the organization, being in the right spot at the right time.

There’s a lot of history in Boston and a lot of history, obviously, in New York with all the championships.

I love the fact that, if I don’t win multiple championships, that I probably won’t be mentioned amongst the other guys in Celtics history who’ve done it before. That type of stuff motivates me.

To be able to get a football team that’s capable of competing for world championships, you always got to get a little bit lucky, but you got to have all phases to win it all.

The 1984 European Championships were held in France and that was something important. I felt on form then, even though I was practically always injured at all the World Cups. It’s a great memory. But in any case, the past is past.

I believed in what I was. I didn’t believe that would translate into any of the five championships. But I knew that I could affect the game.

On teams that have won championships and got to the big game, there’s a certain vibe and feel in that locker room. Everyone talks about how there’s a brotherhood in that locker room, there’s not a lot of dissent, there’s not guys that go off on their own. It’s a team atmosphere.

I never dreamed when I was competing at The Championships that I would one day be interviewing the winners on Centre Court for the BBC.

Formula One is one of the biggest and most competitive sports in the world and our desire is to get back to be giving Mercedes a hard time and winning races and championships.

Magic has five championships. I have five championships. I’m pretty sure we both know what we’re doing.

I’ve always said for me, I’ve always focused more on winning major championships than chasing No1. I think that’s just a really nice byproduct of your process and improving as a golfer.

I have improved with time by playing for elite teams in elite leagues and the Champions League and with the Spanish national team in World Cups and European Championships.

The price of championships will never change. It’s been set long before me. It will be the same long after me. That price is hard work, sweat, blood, tears, fatigue and exhaustion and doing so much more than what is required of you.

I think it’s great the opportunity is given to all of us really to come out and play major championships after the real major championships have gone beyond us.

We had a party with the rest of the skaters in our trailer and then the next day we were off to see Jimmy Carter. And then we had the World Championships the next weekend, so not a lot of chance to catch up.

In 2009/2010, I think having been in serious quizzing for a year and a half, I came 31st in the World Quizzing Championships, and that sort of progress is very, very rare indeed.

At big championships it’s not the fastest person, it’s the person who gets it right on the day.

After the 2013 World Championships, I had three goals for the Olympics: to swim 3:56 or better in the 400-meter freestyle, break 8:05 in the 800, and win gold in the 200. I achieved all of those, and soon, it will be time to set some new goals.

There are no expectations on a 40-year-old man. All I have to worry about is intensity, and things will take care of themselves. I don’t have to worry about championships, all-star games, contracts. I can just walk on the court and play.

When the Heat were put together, there was talk of going undefeated. They didn’t get off to a great start, but they found a way to win back-to-back championships.

Tyson Fury and I go back. He won the amateur championships the same year I did.

It’s one thing if you’re a part of teams that won five championships. But it’s an extremely different argument if you’re a big reason for those championships.

To be looked up to as one of the Americans that’s supposed to carry the torch, go to the major championships and get medals, that’s a huge honour.

I’ve won league championships, and I helped pull off a massive NCAA tournament upset – our 15-versus-2 win over Duke in 2012.

We’re not working for participation trophies. We’re trying to win championships and win football games.

I’ve been blessed with doing something I love and then at the same time, do introductions at World Series, Stanley Cup championships, NFL playoff games and a lot of commercials. No regrets at all.

Being in the NBA, being successful, being able to win championships at the highest level in the world, there’s certain core values that you have, certain things you have to follow.

If you do base your life on how many touchdowns you score, how many championships you win, then when you have a setback, then when you have an injury, you’re not playing, or something goes wrong, your self-worth goes down.

At the end of the day in our sport, you just have to sacrifice yourself completely to put the team first. That’s not easy for us because we’re so competitive, but that’s the most important thing when it comes to World Championships.

I come from a winning team in Europe and I know what it takes to win games and to win championships.

When you’re on the court, there is certain things that you would do that you wouldn’t do off the court. When you get off, you obviously have to be gracious and a humble person. When you are on the floor, be a team player. Championships are what you are defined by – legacy. Go about things the right way.

Let’s be honest. Georgia, if you get the best players in this state, you should be winning championships.

I don’t necessarily get rubs from championships, I’d like to feel the championship gets a rub off of me.

I focus on one thing and one thing only – that’s trying to win as many championships as I can.

History dictates that winning three consecutive championships is very difficult.

2018 is a big year for me with the Commonwealths in April and my university dissertation due in May so a World Championships in March would be difficult.

Maybe I didn’t get new skates, but I got used skates. I made it to the national championships in used skates that were custom-made for another girl. I still have those skates. Underneath the arch, there was a name crossed out and my dad had ‘Michelle Kwan’ written in. Granted, they were a little big, but it worked.

I began playing in the Pacific Coast Indoor Tennis Championships.

Once you kind of get past doing the Yorkshire Championships, and the Northern Championships, and you go to the British Champs it’s like, ‘oh wow, diversity!’

In China, they appreciate someone who has worked hard. They say it is incredible to win seven world championships. I know it is, but it’s a shame I have to go 10,000 miles to get the whole crowd behind me.

We can argue about major championships and whether Tiger will ever surpass Jack’s 18 majors, but what can’t be argued is this: Tiger Woods is the most dominant, most skilled player we’ve ever seen.

You don’t win championships by having the cheapest budget.

My team at Pittsburgh is the greatest example of unselfishness and giving of oneself. They bought into that, and it’s brought those kids championships, and it’s brought all those kids so much glory.

I’ve started. I’ve come off the bench. I’ve not played. I’ve been on the worst team in the NBA. I’ve won championships.

This is UCLA. The expectations are higher here than anywhere. The amount of success both in terms of championships and wins as well as success off the floor has been second to none in college basketball. I knew that when I took this job. I know the expectation level, and no one has higher expectations than I do.

I’ve been with Team Canada for a lot of World Cups and World Championships, and to be part of an Olympic team would be a huge thrill for me.

I want to win games, want to win championships. I want to go to the World Cup. I want to win a World Cup. I want to play in Champions League. I want to have fun throughout all of that, and I want my family to be a part of that through the entire path.

I have a deep desire to have success, to play a high level, and to win championships.

With athletics, you put all that training in for only two major championships a year and the Olympics every four years. So when you get on top of the podium, it is relief and excitement and… Oh! it has all been worthwhile… the hard work, the sacrifices.

Ask any player: we all want to play in the best clubs and the best championships.

Having the chance to be able to fight for something really meaningful – races, championships – that’s the absolute priority.

The uptake of people getting involved in cycling is partly down to the big success the team has had in the Tour de France, the Olympics and the World Championships.

I love championships. That’s when I want to be at my best. I love those environments. It brings the best out of me.

Brazilian boys as young as 14 and 15 are now based in Europe. They spend their best years in Europe and come back to Brazil when they are past their prime. This has destroyed local clubs and championships.