- Being
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- 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
- Competing
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was the X-Division champion and competing against guys mostly my size, and I dominated them.
- Corruption
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- Nov 07, 2020
Boxing is made for film - there is corruption, violence, tragedy and the chance that the underdog can catch the champion with one lucky punch.
- Fun
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't champion the idea of being in a Hollywood movie. I never had fun in one of them.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
The record books might not indicate it, but if you ask me, Chael is a former WEC light heavyweight champion.
- Old
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- Nov 07, 2020
My old dance teacher, Jimmy Wilde, a former European ballroom dancing champion, was so sophisticated.
- Play
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- Nov 07, 2020
The target for every great champion is to play for the team.
- Look
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- Nov 07, 2020
What makes a champion great is how he dethrones the guy before him. Look at Mike Tyson against Trevor Berbick and how he crushed him. You have to rip the title away from him.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
Ali was a legend of our sport. For me as a kid, he inspired me to represent myself like a champion in and out of the ring.
- Hard
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- Nov 07, 2020
My whole life, I've been working really hard, and I can say I'm a grand slam champion.
- Nov 07, 2020
I need to remain humble, stay disciplined and keep training. That's how I will continue to be a champion.
- Heavyweight Champion
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- Nov 07, 2020
Me becoming the first Mexican heavyweight champion of the world, it's a blessing.
- Heavyweight Champion
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- Nov 07, 2020
Whaddya know? I'm the first Mexican heavyweight champion of the world.
- Destiny
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- Nov 07, 2020