A champion owes everybody something. He can never pay back for all the help he got, for making him an idol. Jack Dempsey
I love short track. I competed in short track, I was a world champion in 1986 but at that point in time it wasn't in the Olympic Games so I moved into long track. Short track is a blast to skate and it's a blast to watch. Bonnie Blair
I wouldn't say that there's ever been an Olympic champion that didn't deserve to win an Olympic Gold Medal. Dorothy Hamill
In sports, you simply aren't considered a real champion until you have defended your title successfully. Winning it once can be a fluke; winning it twice proves you are the best. Althea Gibson
My biggest frustration with the Heisman is it's become the MVP of the national champion, or a team going to the National Championship game. That's what it's turned into. If you're not undefeated, you're out of the running. Doug Flutie
The situation right after the fight wasn't too good; I believe I'm still the only champion in the world who never received the belt inside the ring once you've won the title. I held that against the English fans for a long time but I felt that also motivated me. Marvin Hagler
The vision of a champion is bent over, drenched in sweat, at the point of exhaustion, when nobody else is looking. Mia Hamm
To be a tennis champion, you have to be inflexible. You have to be stubborn. You have to be arrogant. You have to be selfish and self-absorbed. Kind of tunnel vision almost. Chris Evert
To my mind ClickThings, and John Underwood are world champion caliber, and I am delighted to have the opportunity to partner with them. Boomer Esiason
When I was a boxer, I wanted to be champion of the world, not the richest man in the world. George Foreman
You know what a champion is? A champion is someone who's ready when the gong rings - not just before, not just after - but when it rings. Jack Dempsey
As a child I was very involved with sports and I knew at age 9 that I wanted to be an Olympic champion. Marion Jones
Being a world champion is something I'm already proud of and can take for the rest of my life. Nonito Donaire
Creating emotion was what my career was all about. I wanted people to laugh at me; I wanted people to cry with me. I wanted people to feel good or to think about something when they watched me. I think that's why, even not being an Olympic champion, I have such a huge following around the world. Johnny Weir