#champions

I have run two Olympic 'A' standard times over the past 12 months and with the time I ran at the African Championships last week I know my speed and fitness are constantly improving so that I will peak in time for the Olympics. ↗

— Oscar Pistorius

#championships #constantly #fitness #i #improving

The Motto of Champions: If you are hurt, you can suck it up and press on. If injured, you can rebound and return bigger and better...and continue to inspire! ↗

— T.F. Hodge

#champions #hurt #injured #injury #inspirational

Although it's only the beginning of the championship, I am very surprised at my capability. ↗

— Jean Alesi

#am #beginning #capability #championship #i

I wish I could say it's easy, but honestly, to get ready for a big championship is not as easy as it seems. ↗

— Oksana Baiul

#championship #could #easy #get #honestly

The Bronx is famous for two things. Hip-hop, and 26 world championships. ↗

— Kurtis Blow

#championships #famous #hip-hop #things #two

We won the European Championship last September and now the world title. That is some year for French beach soccer! Now comes the hard part. We have to keep improving and that's difficult because it's tough to do better than winning a world title. ↗

— Eric Cantona

#because #better #championship #comes #difficult

Going to Omaha for the College World Series - the people there are tremendous - huge crowds and a lot of excitement. I still remember those days - you make a lot of friends that you never forget when you win a championship like that. ↗

— Roger Clemens

#college #crowds #days #excitement #forget

In the marathon a crazy athlete can just keep pushing from the beginning, at a championship you don't need a time just to win the race. ↗

— Haile Gebrselassie

#beginning #championship #crazy #just #keep

I'm more of a hands-on person. I like working with young people from the standpoint of providing support for the grassroots programs. State, national and Olympic champions begin at a grassroots level. ↗

— Jackie Joyner-Kersee

#champions #grassroots #hands-on #i #level

Sometimes you feel the emotion. You think this might be my last pre-season or my last Champions League match. But, overall, those thoughts aren't important right now. But the time will soon come. ↗

— Dennis Bergkamp

#come #emotion #feel #important #last