Won Quotes - page 44

I turned pro and won Rookie of the Year on the South African Tour and then it took me two tries at the qualifying school on the European Tour and to get my card and the rest is history. (Retief Goosen)
I entered a poem in a poetry contest around 1987, and the poem won and I received $1,000 for it. That made me realize that maybe what I was writing was worth reading to people. After that, for some reason, I turned to novels and I've written mainly novels ever since. View quote
Sharon Creech
Being gay has nothing to do with the three gold medals or the three MVPs or the four championships I've won. I'm still the same person. I'm Sheryl. View quote
Sheryl Swoopes
We were five heterosexual, good-looking men. We competed against each other for the sexiest girls... I won. View quote
Simon Le Bon
It was a lot of fun doing 'Felicity.' She had just won the Golden Globe, and she was huge at the time, but she was like the nicest girl ever. As a guest star on a show, you get on the set and you feel out of place, but she was so nice to me and really cool. View quote
Simon Rex
No manager ever won no ballgames. View quote
Sparky Anderson
I won a dancing contest to get into wrestling. That involved fans voting. View quote
Stacy Keibler
It was a tough year for me, '89, losing two Slam finals and losing another five finals. It wasn't until I won the Masters, or what's now called the ATP Finals, that things changed again. Suddenly I won seven tournaments in 1990 and became No. 1. View quote
Stefan Edberg
I'd won the Australian Open twice, but winning Wimbledon takes something special. View quote
Stefan Edberg
I've always competed in those shows. Like, I won 'Fear Factor', I did 'I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here', I did 'The Mole', 'Celebrity Apprentice' with Donald Trump. I've done a lot of those shows, all in the hope of being a blessing to my mom's organization. View quote
Stephen Baldwin
I don't care if you've just won an Oscar, you still have to campaign for parts. (Steve Zahn)
I was surprised I won the award because I've always been a very aggressive player and I earn my share of fouls on the court. I play rough, and because I'm an older player, of course I use tricks on the younger players. View quote
Sue Wicks
If Scott Brown can win in a state that President Obama won by 26 points, I can win in a district that Obey won by just 20 points against an unknown, underfunded challenger in the Democratic landslide of 2008. It means there is not a single Democrat in the country who is safe. View quote
Sean Duffy
I just think winners win. And guys who won all the way through high school and college, the best player at every level, they have a way of making things happen and winning games. View quote
Tony Dungy
When I was 11, I won my first nationals at Savannah, defeating Kelly Henry in the finals. View quote
Tracy Austin
I won the Wimbledon mixed doubles title in 1980. View quote
Tracy Austin
A lot of people talk about the Fab Five, and they were wonderful, one of the best teams you'll ever see in college basketball. But the '89 team is the best one to ever play at Michigan in my opinion because they won the national championship. Winning a championship is winning a championship. View quote
Trey Burke
But the manager's bought wisely - the players who've come in have taken us on to a different level and the players who won promotion have also performed at the top level, so long may it continue. View quote
Teddy Sheringham
The reason I went to an all-boys Catholic school was because they had the best football team. We won the state championship my junior year. It was super-competitive. We lost in the semifinals my senior year, and it still haunts me. View quote
Theo Rossi
I think that standing onstage on January 19th, and my father had just defied all expectations and won Iowa, was by far the most surreal moment. View quote
Vanessa Kerry
After that I won a prize, I was with a group of ancient music of Spain that they helped me a lot with a grant, you see, during three years. And so I made my debut in 1944 and I found myself helping my family, it was a very poor family. (Victoria de los Angeles)
If it's a close election, then it's better for the Supreme Court to pick the president, whether or not he won the election. It's just insane on its face. View quote
Vincent Bugliosi
There is nothing like Ruth ever existed in this game of baseball. I remember we were playing the White Sox in Boston in 1919, and he hit a home run off Lefty Williams over the left-field fence in the ninth inning and won the game. It was majestic. It soared. View quote
Waite Hoyt
England really is the birthplace, the heart and soul of football. If Barcelona had Liverpool's fans, or Arsenal's, or United's, we'd have won 20 Champions Leagues, hahaha! View quote
Xavi
The very first tournament I watched is the U.S. Open when I was 13. And that was the year Juli Inkster won. View quote
Yani Tseng