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Winning Quotes

"This club is all about winning trophies and we've got a chance of bringing the greatest trophy of them all back to Anfield, so it means a great deal obviously."

"This club is all about winning trophies and we've got a chance of bringing the greatest trophy of them all back to Anfield, so it means a great deal obviously."

Steven Gerrard, English Athlete

Winning, Chance

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"It was an hour of sanity with the good guys winning, a situation where the world was right side up."

"It was an hour of sanity with the good guys winning, a situation where the world was right side up."

James MacArthur, American Actor

Winning, Right, Sanity, World

15

"Winning isn't everything, it's the only thing."

"Winning isn't everything, it's the only thing."

Vince Lombardi, American Coach

15

"If I'm going to be out there, I want to be in the top 10 and really have a chance of winning a Grand Slam."

"If I'm going to be out there, I want to be in the top 10 and really have a chance of winning a Grand Slam."

Stefan Edberg, Swedish Athlete

Winning, Chance, Want

15

"As years go by, chances of winning here are getting slimmer. That's just a matter of fact. It does get tougher, but it's possible, there's a tiny little chance."

"As years go by, chances of winning here are getting slimmer. That's just a matter of fact. It does get tougher, but it's possible, there's a tiny little chance."

Stefan Edberg, Swedish Athlete

Winning, Chance, Fact, Years

15

"No one wants to quit when he's losing and no one wants to quit when he's winning."

"No one wants to quit when he's losing and no one wants to quit when he's winning."

Richard Petty, American Athlete

Winning, Losing

15

"Boom, crush. Night, losers. Winning, duh."

"Boom, crush. Night, losers. Winning, duh."

Charlie Sheen, American Actor

15

"When you're dead weight, in the right position, you win. And in reality, you wouldn't see someone my size kicking seven martial arts experts and winning."

"When you're dead weight, in the right position, you win. And in reality, you wouldn't see someone my size kicking seven martial arts experts and winning."

Joan Severance, American Actress

Winning, Experts, Reality, Right

15

"To come in and win three races already this year and maybe set a record by winning four is pretty unique. But guys like Mark Martin, Rusty Wallace and these guys are not wanting that to happen."

"To come in and win three races already this year and maybe set a record by winning four is pretty unique. But guys like Mark Martin, Rusty Wallace and these guys are not wanting that to happen."

Dale Earnhardt, American Celebrity

Winning, Martin, Pretty

14

"Designs are increasingly winning competitions because they are literally green, and because somewhere they feature a small windmill."

"Designs are increasingly winning competitions because they are literally green, and because somewhere they feature a small windmill."

Rem Koolhaas, Dutch Architect

14

"A champion is afraid of losing. Everyone else is afraid of winning."

"A champion is afraid of losing. Everyone else is afraid of winning."

Billie Jean King, American Athlete

Winning, Losing

14

"What was important to me was entertaining the audience, and whether that meant winning, losing, singing, or whatever it was on the live show we were doing every week, which was awesome, I was game for it."

"What was important to me was entertaining the audience, and whether that meant winning, losing, singing, or whatever it was on the live show we were doing every week, which was awesome, I was game for it."

Dwayne Johnson, American Actor

Winning, Losing, Singing

14

"The biggest thrill wasn't in winning on Sunday but in meeting the payroll on Monday."

"The biggest thrill wasn't in winning on Sunday but in meeting the payroll on Monday."

Art Rooney, American Businessman

Winning, Meeting

14

"In playing or managing, the game of ball is only fun for me when I'm out in front and winning. I don't give a hill of beans for the rest of the game."

"In playing or managing, the game of ball is only fun for me when I'm out in front and winning. I don't give a hill of beans for the rest of the game."

John McGraw, American Baseball Manager

Winning, Fun, Rest

14

"I was a fighter and very determined. There was no way I was going to back out without winning."

"I was a fighter and very determined. There was no way I was going to back out without winning."

Christine Lahti, American Actress

14

"I had always dreamed of winning Wimbledon and when it happened it was very stressful. It was more of a relief!"

"I had always dreamed of winning Wimbledon and when it happened it was very stressful. It was more of a relief!"

Pat Cash, Australian Athlete

14

"Winning the Pulitzer is not that big a deal. I have seen hundreds of plays that have won the prize and you couldn't sit half way through it. The Pulitzer is a common prize that means very little."

"Winning the Pulitzer is not that big a deal. I have seen hundreds of plays that have won the prize and you couldn't sit half way through it. The Pulitzer is a common prize that means very little."

Richard Harris, Irish Actor

14

"In those days reputation was a big thing. If you could win a game before you went out, win it. That could mean winning it in the papers by saying certain things or by not saying certain things. You got very crafty at the game."

"In those days reputation was a big thing. If you could win a game before you went out, win it. That could mean winning it in the papers by saying certain things or by not saying certain things. You got very crafty at the game."

Tommy Smith, American Footballer

Winning, Reputation, Saying

13

"Among the world elite there are a handful of athletes who are physically capable of winning it."

"Among the world elite there are a handful of athletes who are physically capable of winning it."

Maurice Greene, American Athlete

Winning, Athletes, World

13

"These guys who keep on playing but aren't winning, you've got to sit them down and let them figure it out and perform a little gut-check on themselves."

"These guys who keep on playing but aren't winning, you've got to sit them down and let them figure it out and perform a little gut-check on themselves."

Payne Stewart, American Athlete

13

"It kills me to lose. If I'm a troublemaker, and I don't think that my temper makes me one, then it's because I can't stand losing. That's the way I am about winning, all I ever wanted to do was finish first."

"It kills me to lose. If I'm a troublemaker, and I don't think that my temper makes me one, then it's because I can't stand losing. That's the way I am about winning, all I ever wanted to do was finish first."

Jackie Robinson, American Athlete

Winning, First, Losing, Temper

13

"It's real nice and exciting for me to break the records, but it's more exciting for me to be on a winning team."

"It's real nice and exciting for me to break the records, but it's more exciting for me to be on a winning team."

Dan Marino, American Athlete

13

"They baffle me where they go with the storylines... we used to be a Golden Globe winning show."

"They baffle me where they go with the storylines... we used to be a Golden Globe winning show."

Jeremy London, American Actor

13

"There is no such thing as second place. Either you're first or you're nothing."

"There is no such thing as second place. Either you're first or you're nothing."

Gabe Paul, American Businessman

Winning, First, Nothing

13

"Some Republicans gave up on winning the African-American vote, looking the other way or trying to benefit politically from racial polarization. I am here today as the Republican chairman to tell you we were wrong."

"Some Republicans gave up on winning the African-American vote, looking the other way or trying to benefit politically from racial polarization. I am here today as the Republican chairman to tell you we were wrong."

Ken Mehlman, American Politician

Winning, African, Republican, Republicans

12

"The fun never goes out, but it changes with the years, with winning and losing."

"The fun never goes out, but it changes with the years, with winning and losing."

Bear Bryant, American Coach

Winning, Fun, Losing, Years

12

"I don't know if it has set in or not. Honestly, it's crazy. It's such an amazing honor. I remember thinking back to being in my room waiting for the call to see if I got the part. It's like winning the lottery. I'm proud to be a member of such an amazing cast - that's the best award of all."

"I don't know if it has set in or not. Honestly, it's crazy. It's such an amazing honor. I remember thinking back to being in my room waiting for the call to see if I got the part. It's like winning the lottery. I'm proud to be a member of such an amazing cast - that's the best award of all."

Hailee Steinfeld, American Actress

Winning, Being, Honor, Thinking

12

"I have to consider my greatest accomplishments winning the Olympics because everything that I've done after that is really because of the Olympics."

"I have to consider my greatest accomplishments winning the Olympics because everything that I've done after that is really because of the Olympics."

Brian Boitano, American Athlete

Winning, Accomplishments

12

"Actually, the Kentucky moment was better than winning the two National Championships, because it was the epitome of what I try to get from a team in a crisis situation."

"Actually, the Kentucky moment was better than winning the two National Championships, because it was the epitome of what I try to get from a team in a crisis situation."

Mike Krzyzewski, American Coach

Winning, Crisis, Kentucky

12

"My peers say I have made a difference. That means more to me than winning an Oscar."

"My peers say I have made a difference. That means more to me than winning an Oscar."

Conrad Hall, American Artist

Winning, Difference

12

"What's a good tournament for him? Winning it. He's good enough."

"What's a good tournament for him? Winning it. He's good enough."

Greg Norman, Australian Athlete

12

"Being Captain of the Dodgers meant representing an organization committed to winning and trying to keep it going. We could have won every year if the breaks had gone right."

"Being Captain of the Dodgers meant representing an organization committed to winning and trying to keep it going. We could have won every year if the breaks had gone right."

Pee Wee Reese, American Athlete

Winning, Being, Right, Trying

12

"From one match to the next, I kept on winning."

"From one match to the next, I kept on winning."

Tracy Austin, American Athlete

12

"But more important than personal awards is winning the World Series. That's the max that anyone could ask for. Let alone to have the ball in your in your glove for the final out of the World Series. That was the ultimate."

"But more important than personal awards is winning the World Series. That's the max that anyone could ask for. Let alone to have the ball in your in your glove for the final out of the World Series. That was the ultimate."

Dennis Eckersley, American Athlete

Winning, Awards, World

12

"Because Olivia Newton-John wasn't from Nashville, they didn't like her winning our awards. I've got no complaints."

"Because Olivia Newton-John wasn't from Nashville, they didn't like her winning our awards. I've got no complaints."

Loretta Lynn, American Musician

Winning, Awards, Complaints

12

"And then to end up with a total of 347 wins, averaging 10 regular season wins for 33 years and the best winning percentage, and I'm very proud of this, of any professional team from 1970 to 1996."

"And then to end up with a total of 347 wins, averaging 10 regular season wins for 33 years and the best winning percentage, and I'm very proud of this, of any professional team from 1970 to 1996."

Don Shula, American Coach

Winning, End, Years

12

"It has something to do with the facts and the law and who the judges are. So I think lawyers sometimes exaggerate their role in winning and losing. Lawyers do have a role, and a major role, but they're not the only players in this game."

"It has something to do with the facts and the law and who the judges are. So I think lawyers sometimes exaggerate their role in winning and losing. Lawyers do have a role, and a major role, but they're not the only players in this game."

Floyd Abrams, American Lawyer

Winning, Facts, Judges, Law

12

"There is winning and there is misery."

"There is winning and there is misery."

Bill Parcells, American Coach

Winning, Misery

12

"Hopefully, I can play both sides of the fence. That's probably what winning the Oscar gives me, the chance to do something with a studio and do other things that I really want to do."

"Hopefully, I can play both sides of the fence. That's probably what winning the Oscar gives me, the chance to do something with a studio and do other things that I really want to do."

Benicio Del Toro, American Actor

Winning, Chance, Play, Want

12

"Fields are won by those who believe in the winning."

"Fields are won by those who believe in the winning."

Thomas W. Higginson, American Clergyman

12

"In some ways, that's the story of my season - when I wasn't making big mistakes, I was winning races and being on the podium. And when I made mistakes I was still fourth or fifth, just off the podium."

"In some ways, that's the story of my season - when I wasn't making big mistakes, I was winning races and being on the podium. And when I made mistakes I was still fourth or fifth, just off the podium."

Bode Miller, American Athlete

Winning, Being, Mistakes

12

"I'm trying to let winning the world championships settle in right now before I begin training again shortly. During the skating season, we skate on average 20 kilometres a day. On top of that, we're riding a lot and lifting a lot of weights."

"I'm trying to let winning the world championships settle in right now before I begin training again shortly. During the skating season, we skate on average 20 kilometres a day. On top of that, we're riding a lot and lifting a lot of weights."

Clara Hughes, Canadian Athlete

Winning, Day, Now, Right

12

"As a young athlete, it was first about having fun; then it was about winning."

"As a young athlete, it was first about having fun; then it was about winning."

Dan O'Brien, American Athlete

Winning, First, Fun

12

"Winning Commonwealth gold was just totally unbelievable."

"Winning Commonwealth gold was just totally unbelievable."

Michael East, American Athlete

12

"Winning isn't worthwhile unless one has something finer and nobler behind it."

"Winning isn't worthwhile unless one has something finer and nobler behind it."

Amos A. Stagg, American Coach

12

"Now that I have retired, and even though I wanted to play more, I can always look back and say that at least I won Wimbledon; also, winning the tournament in Rotterdam in 1995."

"Now that I have retired, and even though I wanted to play more, I can always look back and say that at least I won Wimbledon; also, winning the tournament in Rotterdam in 1995."

Richard Krajicek, Dutch Athlete

Winning, Now, Play

12

"Winning isn't everything, but it beats anything that comes in second."

"Winning isn't everything, but it beats anything that comes in second."

Paul Bryant, American Coach

12

"For me, half the joy of achieving has been the struggle and the fight, the pitting myself against the world and all its competition - and winning."

"For me, half the joy of achieving has been the struggle and the fight, the pitting myself against the world and all its competition - and winning."

Conrad Veidt, German Actor

Winning, Competition, Fight, Joy

12

"Winning is like shaving - you do it every day or you wind up looking like a bum."

"Winning is like shaving - you do it every day or you wind up looking like a bum."

Jack Kemp, American Politician

Winning, Day, Wind

12

"Winning a Grand Slam changes everything. There is so much off-court stuff to deal with. And there are expectations of keeping it going that make it tough."

"Winning a Grand Slam changes everything. There is so much off-court stuff to deal with. And there are expectations of keeping it going that make it tough."

Mary Pierce, Canadian Athlete

Winning, Expectations

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