- Giving
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- Nov 07, 2020
Winning Quotes
On victory, records, and staying grounded through a win.
Winning gets treated with real nuance here, including a surprisingly modest admission of never fully wrapping one's mind around it and a reminder that democracy calls for humility in victory. See also Game quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Hair
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- Nov 07, 2020
When you are at the Olympic Games, it comes down to a ten thousandth of a hair between making the next round or winning a race or getting second or third.
- Opportunity
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- Nov 07, 2020
'Strictly' is a bit like scoring the winning goal in the FA Cup Final or sinking the final putt in the Ryder Cup - only a few people get the opportunity to do it, and they have got to be famous.
- Money
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- Nov 07, 2020
There is not a lot of money in competition dancing. There never has been; it's all about winning the trophies, really. It's not like golf.
- Never
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- Nov 07, 2020
Winning and losing, that's never been my objective. It's my hope that in the fullness of time, the majority of the court will come to see things as I do.
- Fall
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- Nov 07, 2020
We're focused on ourselves and winning our games and handling our business. We'll let the chips fall in place.
- Evident
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- Nov 07, 2020
As long as we keep winning, that's all it's about. But it's evident I do need the ball.
- Great
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- Nov 07, 2020
Playing a final is great, but it's winning it that counts.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
They say getting a show on the air and having it be a success, literally, the odds are like winning the lottery. For me, I've won the lottery several times, so I've been awfully lucky.
- Devoid
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- Nov 07, 2020
Mr. Trump's and Mr. Osteen's brands are rooted in success, not Scripture. Believers in prosperity like winners. Hurricanes and catastrophic floods do not provide the winning narratives crucial to keep adherents chained to prosperity gospel thinking. That is why it is easy for both men to issue platitudes devoid of empathy during natural disasters.
- History
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- Nov 07, 2020
There are some real memorable highlights in my history that, in my mind, are such milestones. Winning a national championship in college and being on the Olympic platform getting a gold medal. Visiting the Hall of Fame and going into the Hall of Fame.
- Gone With The Wind
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- Nov 07, 2020
For the entire state of Georgia, having the premiere of Gone With the Wind on home ground was like winning the Battle of Atlanta 75 years late.
- Gold
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- Nov 07, 2020
Half-brights consider it comedy gold to congratulate anyone they dislike for 'winning the Kentucky Derby!' The only thing more bracingly original to not-smart people is: 'Stay classy!'
- Never
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm not going to pretend that I never fantasized about winning the Hugo. Or the Nebula, for that matter. I just never thought it was an actual real possibility.
- Gravity
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- Nov 07, 2020