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Winning Quotes



"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 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."



"Winning brought me a wonderful sense of completeness."


"Ted Turner sailed into the meeting, and I mean sailed. He holds himself as if he were at the helm of his sailboat, in the process of winning the race."


"I do not think that winning is the most important thing. I think winning is the only thing."



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


"Winning Commonwealth gold was just totally unbelievable."



"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 difference between winning and losing is always a mental one."


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


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


"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."


"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."


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


"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."


"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."


"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?"


"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."


"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."


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


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


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