Championship Quotes - Page 19

• The world championship is a disputed title. You've got a situation like boxing. Speaking as a member of the chess world, it's extremely undignified.

  Yasser Seirawan

  Boxing, Titles, World

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• Championships and great seasons are won in locker rooms.

  Tom Izzo

  Lockers, Rooms, Locker Room

  Tom Izzo during Big Ten Conference Men's Media Days, www.asapsports.com. October 25, 2012.

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• Michael [Schumacher] was a phenomenal driver but for me, Ayrton Senna was the greatest ever. If I could get one world championship that would be great; if I could win three, the same number as Ayrton did, that would be a dream. But I want to be the best driver there has ever been.

  Lewis Hamilton

  Dream, Winning, Numbers

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• I was trying to control myself because I wanted to just park the car and jump out and do cartwheels. The next dream is to win the world championship.

  Lewis Hamilton

  Dream, Winning, Control Myself

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• A beginner gets so excited when he hits the ball in the air or maybe hits a nice bunker shot. A player who has won major championships doesn't get that excited about those shots anymore. It takes a lot more to excite you. The closer you get to perfection, the more difficult it becomes. That's what draws me to golf. It's such a challenge.

  Stewart Cink

  Nice, Golf, Player

  "A conversation with PGA golfer Stewart Cink". Interview with Chad Bonham, www.beliefnet.com. January, 2012.

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• Formula E is trying to do something totally different to F1. When the battery technology does improve, because of our championship, and it transcends into road cars, it will be cool to think that we have been at the very pinnacle of new technology and the future of the automotive industry.

  Sam Bird

  Technology, Thinking, Car

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• When the race to develop becomes more furious as the Championship progresses, the racing will get better too, improving the entire experience for the fans.

  Sam Bird

  Race, Racing, Get Better

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• There are moments where we forgot what got us to where we are now. ... We stopped moving the ball. We know how it works. We are playing a great team with great players, and we've got to be close to perfect to win.

  Manu Ginobili

  Team, Moving, Winning

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• I don't think we'll shoot 76 percent in a half ever again. That's crazy.

  Gregg Popovich

  Crazy, Thinking, Nba Championships

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• They jumped on us. They were the aggressor. They had us on our heels from the beginning.

  LeBron James

  Nba Championships, Nba Finals, Heels

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• I'm pleased that they performed as well as they did while we've been in Miami and that's about as far as it goes. Now, we've got to go home and play as well or better.

  Gregg Popovich

  Home, Nba Championships, Play

  "2014 NBA Finals: Spurs keep foot on pedal, win Game 4 convincingly against James, Heat" by Michael Lee, www.washingtonpost.com. June 13, 2014.

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• They played great and I can honestly say I don't think any of us were expecting this type of performance. They were great. You have to give them credit for that.

  Erik Spoelstra

  Thinking, Nba Championships, Nba Finals

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• I do not think I could go on living unless I felt that one day I might win the Open Championship at St. Andrews.

  Ben Crenshaw

  Winning, Thinking, One Day

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• I went from junior hockey to the World Junior Championships to the combine and the draft, to the Blackhawks camp, and then a full NHL season and then the World Championships. At nineteen, that's exhausting.

  Patrick Kane

  Hockey, Nhl, Nineteen

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• I want to be remembered as a championship football player.

  Brian Urlacher

  Football, Player, Want

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• I prepare for the next fight and I train for that opponent. I'm thinking about Dan Henderson and not thinking about the championship.

  Rafael Cavalcante

  Fighting, Thinking, Opponents

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• When I leave the NBA, I don't want my legacy to be, 'He won a championship ring.' I want my legacy to say: 'He played for the people. He gave everybody in the world hope that they can be just like him.'

  Gilbert Arenas

  Nba, People, Legacy

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• I've never experienced- besides the birth of my two daughters-the feeling of winning a world championship in New York in the new stadium. It's something I'll never forget.

  Alex Rodriguez

  Daughter, New York, Winning

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• With the Cubs, they've gone so long without a World Series championship, they wanted to win every day. I want that too, but I didn't feel comfortable.

  Hee-seop Choi

  Winning, Long, Gone

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• I stay patient. I don't go out there and try to set a course record. That's probably one of my strengths and one reason I've been able to win major championships.

  Annika Sorenstam

  Winning, Trying, Records

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• I know I probably never will win the league MVP or passing title. That is not why I play the game. I try to win football games and championships.

  Ben Roethlisberger

  Football, Winning, Mvp

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• I don't think my style of play is what has prevented me from winning major championships. I think that execution has been more of a factor.

  Phil Mickelson

  Winning, Thinking, Play

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• The only thing I wanted in free agency was an opportunity to continue to chase that dream and continue to win championships.?

  Tyson Chandler

  Dream, Winning, Opportunity

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• I want to win a championship with the best drivers, the best engineers and the best technology. As drivers, we want to make sure that we are involved in a championship with such a standard.

  Sam Bird

  Winning, Technology, Want

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• The thing I wanted to focus on first was that I wanted to graduate, and (with me) coming back, I knew that I wanted another national championship. Another national championship is everyone's main goal, but we have to take it one game at a time. We can't get ahead of ourselves. We've got Washington first, then we'll see what happens.

  Will Smith

  Games, Goal, Focus

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