#champion

I did six years of planning to win the championship from Jack Dempsey. ↗

— Gene Tunney

#dempsey #did #i #jack #planning

Upon awakening in the morning, I wondered if the proceedings of the night before had been a dream. It was hard to believe that I was the world's heavyweight champion. ↗

— Gene Tunney

#been #before #believe #champion #dream

The joy I get from winning a major championship doesn't even compare to the feeling I get when a kid writes a letter saying: 'Thank you so much. You have changed my life.' ↗

— Tiger Woods

#changed #compare #even #feeling #get

You can win all the tournaments you want, but the majors are what you're remembered for. It's how you're measured as a champion in our sport. The majors are where it's at. ↗

— Tiger Woods

#how #majors #measured #our #remembered

The reason sport is attractive to many of the general public is that it's filled with reversals. What you think may happen doesn't happen. A champion is beaten, an unknown becomes a champion. ↗

— Roger Bannister

#beaten #becomes #champion #filled #general

Ali and I have become friends over the years. I was on a plane with him one time when he was the champion. ↗

— Robert Goulet

#become #champion #friends #him #i

Although Kurt Vonnegut may not be considered a humor writer, 'Breakfast of Champions' is one of the funniest books I've ever read. ↗

— Justin Halpern

#books #breakfast #champions #considered #ever

I am a member of a team, and I rely on the team, I defer to it and sacrifice for it, because the team, not the individual, is the ultimate champion. ↗

— Mia Hamm

#because #champion #defer #i #i am

True champions aren't always the ones that win, but those with the most guts. ↗

— Mia Hamm

#champions #guts #most #ones #those

The vision of a champion is bent over, drenched in sweat, at the point of exhaustion, when nobody else is looking. ↗

— Mia Hamm

#champion #else #exhaustion #looking #nobody