- Nov 07, 2020
Champion Quotes
Words from fighters who reached the top.
These quotes come almost entirely from combat sport, including a fighter who calls reaching the top of the sport a lifelong ambition finally fulfilled, and another who claimed the youngest title in their organization's history. A recurring thread is loyalty, fans who stuck around from the earliest days of a career.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Memorable
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- Nov 07, 2020
Aug. 2, 1992, was one of the most memorable moments in sports-entertainment. It was on that night in Baltimore, that Ron Simmons became the first African American recognized as World Heavyweight Champion in wrestling.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm a four-time national champion and a two-time Olympian, and no one can take that away from me. So whatever people have to say about me, that's their own problem because I'm freaking proud of what I've done, and I'm not going to apologize for any of it.
- I Am
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- Nov 07, 2020
Antonio Pena, the founder of AAA, and I worked together in 2002/2003. I have worked with the Pena family for years. I am the longest-reigning non-Mexican Mega Champion.
- Never
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- Nov 07, 2020
My goals for my career are a couple of Pro Bowls, a Super Bowl. I never won a championship in college or high school, so I want to be a Super Bowl champion.
- Being
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- Nov 07, 2020
There is an awful lot you can accomplish by being a vocal champion for a certain cause.
- Hunger
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- Nov 07, 2020
The hunger has come back now because I want to be a double Olympic champion. I want to be a legend.
- More
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- Nov 07, 2020
I would have been a much more popular Wolrd Champion if I had always said what people wanted to hear. I might have been dead, but definitely more popular.
- Help
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- Nov 07, 2020
A champion owes everybody something. He can never pay back for all the help he got, for making him an idol.
- Know
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- Nov 07, 2020
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.
- Parents
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- Nov 07, 2020