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Winning Quotes

"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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"Winning brought me a wonderful sense of completeness."

"Winning brought me a wonderful sense of completeness."

Tenley Albright, American Figure Skater

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"I would have loved to have played for Joe Gibbs. Look at his record of winning three Super Bowls."

"I would have loved to have played for Joe Gibbs. Look at his record of winning three Super Bowls."

John Elway, American Athlete

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"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

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"Don't fight a battle if you don't gain anything by winning."

"Don't fight a battle if you don't gain anything by winning."

Erwin Rommel, German Soldier

Winning, Battle, Fight, Gain

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"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

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"Winning is everything in Hollywood."

"Winning is everything in Hollywood."

Olympia Dukakis, American Actress

Winning, Hollywood

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"I just want to go out there and do what I can do, contribute in the ways that I can. Whether I get exposure or not, it's about winning."

"I just want to go out there and do what I can do, contribute in the ways that I can. Whether I get exposure or not, it's about winning."

Steven Hill, American Actor

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"As a songwriter, there's nothing better than winning Song Of The Year. But I couldn't really celebrate, because it wasn't right. Luther wasn't standing next to me, to receive the award."

"As a songwriter, there's nothing better than winning Song Of The Year. But I couldn't really celebrate, because it wasn't right. Luther wasn't standing next to me, to receive the award."

Richard Marx, American Musician

Winning, Nothing, Right, Song

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"I never was brought into the league thinking as far as, you know, statistics, things like that. We were really brought into the league in a team concept. Everything was focused around winning."

"I never was brought into the league thinking as far as, you know, statistics, things like that. We were really brought into the league in a team concept. Everything was focused around winning."

Mark Messier, Canadian Athlete

Winning, Statistics, Thinking

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

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

Tracy Austin, American Athlete

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

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

William C. Bryant, American Poet

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"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

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"There is nothing to winning, really. That is, if you happen to be blessed with a keen eye, an agile mind, and no scruples whatsoever."

"There is nothing to winning, really. That is, if you happen to be blessed with a keen eye, an agile mind, and no scruples whatsoever."

Alfred Hitchcock, English Director

Winning, Eye, Mind, Nothing

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"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

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"Getting an inch of snow is like winning 10 cents in the lottery."

"Getting an inch of snow is like winning 10 cents in the lottery."

Bill Watterson, American Cartoonist

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"Losing feels worse than winning feels good."

"Losing feels worse than winning feels good."

Vin Scully, American Celebrity

Winning, Losing

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"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

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"Realistically, we could aim for the top three in the constructors championship. Realistically, we could look at winning more races. Three race wins would be very satisfying."

"Realistically, we could aim for the top three in the constructors championship. Realistically, we could look at winning more races. Three race wins would be very satisfying."

Damon Hill, British Athlete

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"Winning isn't everything. Wanting to win is."

"Winning isn't everything. Wanting to win is."

Catfish Hunter, American Athlete

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"Winning Commonwealth gold was just totally unbelievable."

"Winning Commonwealth gold was just totally unbelievable."

Michael East, American Athlete

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"No matter how much you've won, no matter how many games, no matter how many championships, no matter how many Super Bowls, you're not winning now, so you stink."

"No matter how much you've won, no matter how many games, no matter how many championships, no matter how many Super Bowls, you're not winning now, so you stink."

Bill Parcells, American Coach

Winning, Games, Now

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"The future author is one who discovers that language, the exploration and manipulation of the resources of language, will serve him in winning through to his way."

"The future author is one who discovers that language, the exploration and manipulation of the resources of language, will serve him in winning through to his way."

Thornton Wilder, American Novelist

Winning, Exploration, Future, Language

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"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

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"Getting the support of Syria is the moral equivalent of winning the Klan's endorsement - it might be useful but it doesn't necessarily speak well of you."

"Getting the support of Syria is the moral equivalent of winning the Klan's endorsement - it might be useful but it doesn't necessarily speak well of you."

Jonah Goldberg, American Celebrity

Winning, Support

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"The only thing bad about winning the pennant is that you have to manage the All-Star Game the next year. I'd rather go fishing for three years."

"The only thing bad about winning the pennant is that you have to manage the All-Star Game the next year. I'd rather go fishing for three years."

Whitey Herzog, American Athlete

Winning, Fishing, Years

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"But when someone is on a winning horse, and everything looks wonderful, it's very hard as an outsider to persuade them something is wrong."

"But when someone is on a winning horse, and everything looks wonderful, it's very hard as an outsider to persuade them something is wrong."

James Wolfensohn, Australian Businessman

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"Winning the Pulitzer is wonderful and it's an honor and I feel so humbled and so grateful, but I think that I'll think of it very much as the final sort of final moment for this book and put it behind me along with the rest of the book, as I write more books."

"Winning the Pulitzer is wonderful and it's an honor and I feel so humbled and so grateful, but I think that I'll think of it very much as the final sort of final moment for this book and put it behind me along with the rest of the book, as I write more books."

Jhumpa Lahiri, American Author

Winning, Books, Honor, Rest

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"Winning tastes good."

"Winning tastes good."

Jean-Claude Killy, French Athlete

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"Winning starts with beginning."

"Winning starts with beginning."

Robert H. Schuller, American Clergyman

Winning, Beginning

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"It will be a hard game if you think about winning a championship. We need to think about our own game at the moment and focus on getting good results especially over the Christmas period."

"It will be a hard game if you think about winning a championship. We need to think about our own game at the moment and focus on getting good results especially over the Christmas period."

Dennis Bergkamp, Dutch Athlete

Winning, Christmas, Focus, Results

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"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

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"It meant as much to me as winning the Oscar."

"It meant as much to me as winning the Oscar."

Judy Holliday, American Actress

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"This whole thing about winning and losing is muddy waters. But I can remember, as a young actor, just walking around this city and not being able to get arrested."

"This whole thing about winning and losing is muddy waters. But I can remember, as a young actor, just walking around this city and not being able to get arrested."

Jeffrey Tambor, American Actor

Winning, Being, Losing

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"A winning effort begins with preparation."

"A winning effort begins with preparation."

Joe Gibbs, American Coach

Winning, Effort, Preparation

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"The thrill isn't in the winning, it's in the doing."

"The thrill isn't in the winning, it's in the doing."

Chuck Noll, American Coach

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"If you can get an out on one pitch, take it. Let the strikeouts come on the outstanding pitches. Winning is the big thing. If you throw a lot of pitches, before you know it, your arm is gone."

"If you can get an out on one pitch, take it. Let the strikeouts come on the outstanding pitches. Winning is the big thing. If you throw a lot of pitches, before you know it, your arm is gone."

Dwight Gooden, American Athlete

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"Don't believe that winning is really everything. It's more important to stand for something. If you don't stand for something, what do you win?"

"Don't believe that winning is really everything. It's more important to stand for something. If you don't stand for something, what do you win?"

Lane Kirkland, American Activist

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"It's fool's gold if you are winning games and are not playing the right way."

"It's fool's gold if you are winning games and are not playing the right way."

Antonio Davis, American Athlete

Winning, Fool, Games, Gold

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"Boxing is about being hit rather more than it is about hitting, just as it is about feeling pain, if not devastating psychological paralysis, more than it is about winning."

"Boxing is about being hit rather more than it is about hitting, just as it is about feeling pain, if not devastating psychological paralysis, more than it is about winning."

Joyce Carol Oates, American Novelist

Winning, Being, Boxing, Feeling

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"The only way to get back the confidence is to play and win matches. You can practise as much as you like, but you need confidence that comes from playing and winning matches."

"The only way to get back the confidence is to play and win matches. You can practise as much as you like, but you need confidence that comes from playing and winning matches."

Greg Rusedski, British Athlete

Winning, Confidence, Play

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"Whoever is winning at the moment will always seem to be invincible."

"Whoever is winning at the moment will always seem to be invincible."

George Orwell, British Author

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"Personally, I rather look forward to a computer program winning the world chess championship. Humanity needs a lesson in humility."

"Personally, I rather look forward to a computer program winning the world chess championship. Humanity needs a lesson in humility."

Richard Dawkins, English Scientist

Winning, Chess, Computer, Humanity

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"Those who have learned to behave as winners always end up winners."

"Those who have learned to behave as winners always end up winners."

John Patrick Hickey, American Author

Winning, Behavior, Confidence, Success

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"The hardest thing about any political campaign is how to win without proving that you are unworthy of winning."

"The hardest thing about any political campaign is how to win without proving that you are unworthy of winning."

Adlai E. Stevenson, American Politician

Winning, Unworthy

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"One should always play fairly when one has the winning cards."

"One should always play fairly when one has the winning cards."

Oscar Wilde, Irish Dramatist

Winning, Cards, Play

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"The three-part whats to winning: 1. What you have. 2. What you need.3. What you believe."

"The three-part whats to winning: 1. What you have. 2. What you need.3. What you believe."

Johnnie Dent Jr., American Author

Winning, Belief, Goal, Resource

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