I think every great champion has a bad night.
Ten thousand years as Intercontinental Champion, Oooooh yeeeah!
He struck a mighty blow for equality, freedom and the American way of life. Jackie Robinson was a good citizen, a great man, and a true American champion.
What is a champion but a guy that didn't quit?
I know that a good many champions have entertained the thought that the more they discourage youngsters, the longer they would reign. However, this theory never impressed me, and I always made it a point to give youths the benefit of my experience in bicycle racing.
I always loved reading. I always was the spelling bee champion. I always loved words. I always wanted to know what they meant, why you used them, who first said them. I was always interested in that.
Winning isn't always championships.
If you want to be the best you have to do things that other people aren't willing to do.
America champions the underdog. We champion the underdog until he's not the underdog anymore, and he annoys us.
I know I'm a champion. I know I've got it in me, they can't stop me.
To be a champion, you have to learn to handle stress and pressure. But if you've prepared mentally and physically, you don't have to worry.
You obey Wade Barrett's orders and you disrespect every person who has ever been champion. Including yourself.
Being intercontinental champion doesn't mean you're a champ. It means you're the future.
FIDE has decided against my participation in the 1975 World Chess Champion title.
The Youngest World Heavyweight Champion in History!
You know the Singaporean. He is a hard-working, industrious, rugged individual. Or we would not have made the grade. But let us also recognise that he is a champion grumbler.
Champions take responsibility.
The chess world is obligated to organize a match between the champion of the world and the winner of this Carlsbad tournament - indeed, this is a moral obligation. If the world of chess should remain deaf to its obligation, on the other hand, it would amount to an absolutely unforgivable omission, carrying with it a heavy burden of guilt.
Nobody knows that they're going to be Champions - you have to work to get there.
The teachers' unions that block school reform have done serious damage to the union brand. The public no longer views unions as their friend, much less their champion. They view them as corrupt, intransigent and more interested in protecting their political clout within the Democratic Party than protecting their members or even school children.
