#champion

We must be bound to one another then," Elric murmured despairingly. "Bound by hell-forged chains and fate-haunted circumstance. Well, then—let it be thus so—and men will have cause to tremble and flee when they hear the names of Elric of Melinbone and Stormbringer, his sword. We are two of a kind—produced by an age which has deserted us. Let us give this age cause to hate us! ↗

— Michael Moorcock

#elric-of-melnibone #eternal-champion #pulp #age

Wherever I am when you feel sick at heart and weary of life, or when you stumble and fall and don’t know if you can get up again, think of me. I will be watching and smiling and cheering on. ↗

— Arthur Ashe

#crystal-hubbard #game-set-match-champion #life

They will sustain the constitution and laws and institutions of the United States, and be the champions of liberty and of that constitution when its integrity shall be threatened. ↗

— Lorenzo Snow

#constitution #institutions #integrity #laws #liberty

In my country, at that time, being a champion of chess was like being a King. At that time I was a King - and when you are King you feel a lot of responsibility, but there is nobody there to help you. ↗

— Boris Spassky

#champion #chess #country #feel #help

Nowadays it would be reasonable to have an annual world championship. ↗

— Boris Spassky

#championship #nowadays #reasonable #world #world championship

On the other hand, chess is a mass sport now and for chess organisers shorter time control is obviously more attractive. But I think that this control does not suit World Championship matches. ↗

— Boris Spassky

#championship #chess #control #does #hand

Recently I saw Kasparov and he looked to me as still young and potent champion. ↗

— Boris Spassky

#i #kasparov #looked #me #potent

I'm 31 years old and I want to be part of a championship team before my career is over. ↗

— Mats Sundin

#career #championship #championship team #i #old

A champion needs a motivation above and beyond winning. ↗

— Pat Riley

#beyond #champion #motivation #needs #winning

Symbols can be so beautiful, sometimes. ↗