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
As a sophomore, I wanted to play varsity in three sports. And I accomplished that. It was a great feat that year, and something I held special. I wanted to bring a championship team to Oceanside High School, and it happened. It was a great year that I will never forget. Junior Seau
Governments can no longer control 100 percent of the story. Time and geographical boundaries disappear. In places like China and all over the Middle East, social-media outlets are being used to expose and hold accountable public officials that don't want to be held accountable for corruption and human rights abuses. Amy Jo Martin
I think the NBA players have to be held accountable in a reasonable way, just like any other professionals. Kareem Abdul Jabbar
I think what my parents did was perfect. They were strict, concerned about my safety and held me back just a little. Dan OBrien
I touched Roger's bat and held it to my heart. My bat will lie next to his. I'm damn proud of that. Mark McGwire
I was always the type of person that whenever I started something I finished it. And, I was always held accountable for my actions. Victor Cruz
It doesn't matter what you're trying to accomplish. It's all a matter of discipline. I was determined to discover what life held for me beyond the inner-city streets. Wilma Rudolph
Measures must always in a progressive society be held superior to men, who are after all imperfect instruments, working for their fulfilment. Mahatma Gandhi
Neither the wording of the amendment itself nor common practice challenged the widely held belief that government guaranteed freedom of religion, not freedom from religion. Linda Chavez
Part of my growing up was always trying to make my parents proud and always trying to keep them happy. I think part of what held them together was my involvement in sports. Jeff Garcia
Scott Brown may be the last Republican to win a statewide fight in Massachusetts for a very long time. He caught the machine flat-footed in January 2010 when he out-hustled Martha Coakley and stole the Senate seat Ted Kennedy held all those years. And since then, the Democrats haven't lost a single statewide fight. Howie Carr
She was scrubbing furiously at a line of grease spots which led from the stove towards the door to the dining-room. That was where Henry had held the platter tilted as he carried the steak in yesterday. And yet if she had warned him once about that, she had a thousand times! Dorothy Canfield Fisher
The Great Inflation of the 1970s destroyed faith in paper assets, because if you held a bond, suddenly the bond was worth much less money than it was before. Ron Chernow