Champion Quotes - Page 16

• I'm more of a hands-on person. I like working with young people from the standpoint of providing support for the grassroots programs. State, national and Olympic champions begin at a grassroots level.

  Jackie Joyner-Kersee

  Hands, People, Support

  "Five minutes with Jackie Joyner-Kersee". Interview With Julie Deardorff, www.chicagotribune.com. May 2, 2012.

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• We know that the French are very different from the Americans in their satisfaction with life. They're much less satisfied. Americans are pretty high up there, while the French are quite low - the world champions in life satisfaction are actually the Danes.

  Daniel Kahneman

  Different, World, Satisfaction

  "Are You Happy Now?". Interview with Jennifer Robison, www.gallup.com. February 10, 2005.

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• I do protect human rights, and I hope I shall always be looked up as a champion of human rights.

  Aung San Suu Kyi

  Rights, Protect, Humans

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• My mom has always been my champion. She was very smart and grounded. She said, 'Save your money. Pay your taxes. Don't put everything in one basket,' but she let me explore and be creative.

  Queen Latifah

  Mom, Smart, Creative

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• Liberals sit from this lofty perch of pomposity, but they are the champions of ignorance. They don't know what they're talking about.

  Rush Limbaugh

  Ignorance, Talking, Lofty

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• My senior year of high school, when I was getting recruited for college, my dad goes to me, 'You can become an Olympic champion.' And that's the first time that I'd heard someone else say that to me. I was like, 'Uh, are you talking to me?'

  Ryan Lochte

  Senior, Dad, School

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• I firmly believe that any man's finest hour, the greatest fulfillment of all that he holds dear, is that moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle - victorious.

  Vince Lombardi

  Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

  Vince Lombardi (2012). “What it Takes to be Number One”, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• 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.

  Harvey Mackay

  Stress, Worry, Pressure

  Harvey Mackay (2011). “The Mackay MBA of Selling in the Real World”, Penguin

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• The Creator has not given you a longing to do that which you have no ability to do.

  Orison Swett Marden

  Motivation, Destiny, Longing

  Orison Swett Marden (2016). “How to get what you want”, p.18, FV Éditions

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  There's a difference in thinking you are a champion and knowing that you are.

  Matthew McConaughey

  Thinking, Differences, Knowing

  Interview with Richard Deitsch, www.si.com. October 3, 2005.

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• The truth is that I don't have a favourite goal. I remember important goals more than I do favourite goals, like goals in the Champions League where I had the opportunity to have scored in both finals I have played in. Finals in the World Cup or Copa del Rey are the ones that have stayed with me for longer or that I remember more.

  Lionel Messi

  Opportunity, Champions League, Goal

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• Please don't call me arrogant, but I'm European champion and I think I'm a special one.

  Jose Mourinho

  Soccer, Football, Thinking

  "They said it: Jose Mourinho". www.fifa.com. May 27, 2016.

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• The Pentagon isn't a place that champions individuality and innovation.

  Aimee Mullins

  Innovation, Individuality, Pentagon

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• Research confirms that both Republican and Democratic women are more likely than their male counterparts to initiate and fight for bills that champion social justice, protect the environment, advocate for families, and promote nonviolent conflict resolution.

  Dee Dee Myers

  Fighting, Justice, Research

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• The goal of higher education should be to champion the airing of all honest viewpoints. Nothing less is acceptable.

  Bill O'Reilly

  Goal, Viewpoints, Honest

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• Champions all get kicked when they're down.

  Apolo Ohno

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• I wanted to be a world champion.

  Manny Pacquiao

  World, Wanted, World Champions

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• Stand up to your obstacles and do something about them. You will find that they haven't half the strength you think they have.

  Norman Vincent Peale

  Inspirational, Strength, Adversity

  Norman Vincent Peale “The Power of Positive Thinking”, Om Books International

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• Conservatives are winning offices, and champions of big government are cleaning out their desks right now.

  Rick Perry

  Winning, Government, Office

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• You can't put a limit on anything. The more you dream, the farther you get.

  Michael Phelps

  Inspirational, Sports, Dream

  FaceBook post by Michael Phelps from Jan 19, 2012

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• I think goals should never be easy, they should force you to work, even if they are uncomfortable at the time.

  Michael Phelps

  Thinking, Goal, Easy

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• I can't remember the last day I didn't train.

  Michael Phelps

  Lasts, Remember, Last Day

  Interview with Donald McRae, www.theguardian.com. August 1, 2004.

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• Both the velodrome and the Commonwealth swimming pool are open to the public and are frequently used by local schools and the local community. Over the last six years young people have been inspired to take up swimming and cycling more seriously; some of them are now coming through as Olympic champions or hopefuls.

  Lucy Powell

  School, Swimming, Years

  "Manchester's sporting success led to Team GB's Olympic glory" by Lucy Powell, www.theguardian.com. August 29, 2008.

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• There have been great champions in every generation.

  Andy Roddick

  Generations, Has Beens

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• And fifth, we will champion small businesses, America's engine of job growth. That means reducing taxes on business, not raising them. It means simplifying and modernizing the regulations that hurt small business the most. And it means that we must rein in the skyrocketing cost of healthcare by repealing and replacing Obamacare.

  Mitt Romney

  Hurt, Jobs, Mean

  Republican Party Presidential Nomination Acceptance, delivered 30 August 2012, Tampa, Florida

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