Championship Quotes

Sugar Ray Robinson was at the top of the boxing world during the 1950's when it seemed that he would either win or lose the championship about every three or four months. (Dick Schaap)
I'd like to think that the nature of the two teams - Boston being a championship team over the years and the Lakers, same thing - was a lot bigger than Larry Bird or Magic Johnson. View quote
Oscar Robertson
Each championship is unique and special. View quote
Trish Stratus
The team which I led to the 1992 European Championship Finals is the only one in the history of the entire competition to have won every single one of its qualifying matches. View quote
Michel Patini
I'm very excited about my new agreement with the Heat. This contract allows me to address all of my family's long-term financial goals while allowing the Heat the ability to acquire those players that we need to win a championship. View quote
Shaquille O'Neal
My time in the World Rally Championship has been a useful stage in my career, but I can't deny the fact that my hunger for F1 has recently become overwhelming. View quote
Kimi Raikkonen
Who ever wins today will win the championship no matter who wins. View quote
Denis Law
I won player of the year and players' player, two cups and two championship medals, had a great time. View quote
Paul Gascoigne
If you win a National Championship, or you win two, people think you have not only seen the Holy Grail, but you've embraced it. Basically, I do what a lot of people do, but I've been able to win. View quote
Mike Krzyzewski
Once you win a National Championship, how do you do that again? How do you get the passion to do that again? We won it again right away, the next year. A lot of it had to do with the fact that I didn't give myself an opportunity to enjoy the first one. View quote
Mike Krzyzewski
The MVP award was very satisfying in terms of personal accomplishments, but the championship was the most important thing of all. (Bob Cousy)
I've been a very lucky guy. I played on championship teams. I played for Canada. I've won some awards and I'm very proud of those accomplishments. But I don't think there's anything greater than to come home and to be recognized at home. This is the pinnacle. View quote
Bobby Orr
There are far more important things in life than making a putt or missing a putt or winning a championship or losing a championship. View quote
Bernhard Langer
I've had a couple of years where injuries have not let me develop in the way I wanted. When I was 21, after the European Championship, I had more injuries. Everything has been less continuous and it has cost me more progress. Continuity is what got me where I am. View quote
Cesc Fabregas
From my first dunk at 14 years old to my second NCAA Championship at the University of Tennessee, my intense training with my dad was always to credit. View quote
Candace Parker
I play basketball to win a championship. That championship is everything to me. And thats what gets people to buy in to your brand - being a winner. View quote
Chris Paul
I've been in the league 12 years. To sit on the bench and complain about the way things were, that doesn't get anything done. I don't know. I'm playing for a championship and trying to make the playoffs. My effort has never changed. View quote
Chris Webber
But I'm good to go through my contract with Childress, and my determination is to win races and try to win that other championship. View quote
Dale Earnhardt
Realistically, we could aim for the top three in the constructors championship. Realistically, we could look at winning more races. Three race wins would be very satisfying. View quote
Damon Hill
I think there's a lot of different ways to win. You've seen teams that win championships with a super-duper star like Kobe Bryant. Those championship teams with Michael Jordan certainly had a great, great player. View quote
Doug Collins
When hired three years ago, I willingly accepted the challenge of leading the Bulls back to the type of team this city richly deserves. I'm proud of the fact that each year the team has taken another step toward an NBA championship, and played with intense pride and determination. (Doug Collins)
That's the only reason I'm here. I don't need to play the game for any other reason than to win a championship. View quote
Drew Bledsoe
When your are playing for the national championship, it's not a matter of life or death. It's more important than that. View quote
Duffy Daugherty
Only 38 per cent of players in the Premier League are English; that is a damning statistic. Soon, the England manager will have to go scouting for players in the Championship - and when I say 'soon' I mean the next four or five years, perhaps even for the next World Cup. View quote
Glenn Hoddle
Well, I think any national championship is an extremely important championship to play in. View quote
Greg Norman