“To become a world chess champion.”
Viswanathan Anand (1969) Indian chess player
At the age of six when some one asked him as to what he wanted to become.
Reimagining India: Unlocking the Potential of Asia’s Next Superpower
“To become a world chess champion.”
Viswanathan Anand (1969) Indian chess player
At the age of six when some one asked him as to what he wanted to become.
Reimagining India: Unlocking the Potential of Asia’s Next Superpower
“I love champions. A champion has something special about him.”
Kirk Douglas (1916–2020) American stage and film actor
Interview, 1969 http://www.rogerebert.com/interviews/interview-with-kirk-douglas
“I'm running for president. Everyday Americans need a champion, and I want to be that champion.”
Hillary Clinton (1947) American politician, senator, Secretary of State, First Lady
Tweet (12 April 2015) https://twitter.com/HillaryClinton/status/587336319321407488 <br class="br">Presidential campaign (April 12, 2015 – 2016)
“Do we want also to be world champion in moaning?”
Helmut Schmidt (1918–2015) Chancellor of West Germany 1974-1982
in "Because Germany has to change" DIE ZEIT 22/2003 22. Mai 2003 http://www.zeit.de/2003/22/01n____leit_schmidt_text
Yuzuru Hanyu (1994) Japanese figure skater (1994-)
Quote from an article on the Olympic Channel https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/stories/news/detail/yuzuru-hanyu-coy-cryptic-beijing-olympic-2022-chen-ankle/, published 3 April 2019. (Retrieved 11 September 2020) <br class="br">Other quotes, 2019
Jerome Bettis (1972) Former American football running back for the Pittsburgh Steelers
Bettis announcing his retirement following the Steelers’ Super Bowl victory in his hometown of Detroit (February 5, 2006http://www.hwwilson.com/_home/bios/1992060806.htm
“If you want to become a World Champion you should avoid playing in Open tournaments.”
Anatoly Karpov (1951) Russian chess player
Interview in Chess Life in 2003 quoted on anatolykarpovchessschool http://www.anatolykarpovchessschool.org/home/karpovinterview.html
“I can sleep like a champion. I once slept through a smoke alarm going off. For three hours.”
Maureen Johnson book Let It Snow
Source: Let It Snow: Three Holiday Romances
“A champion is someone who gets up when he can't.”
Jack Dempsey (1895–1983) American boxer
Dempsey's definition of a champion. http://www.hennessysports.com/Article.asp?art=214