Quotes About Victory

I don't really believe in moral victories. You can have them when you're dealing with public opinion, but in litigation, you want to win the case. I want to win.

Moral victories are really more for coaches than players.

In 1973 I became heavyweight champion of the world with 38 victories, no defeats as a professional. You get to a point where you think you cannot lose. I felt like I had the greatest power with my fists, I was the strongest man in the world.

With every job I've gotten, I've bought myself something. When 'Glee' was picked up, I rented a piano for the year. For smaller victories, I'll go to dinner with a friend, or go for a walk and think about it all. It's important to say to yourself, Today was a good day.

As far as I'm concerned, as soon as you reach your goal, then that's the box ticked for me. I don't feel the need to repeat titles or repeat victories; as soon as I get the one, then I'm happy.

When we went up against teams that were better, I just hoped that we could steal the victories.

When I came down south, I went to one of the early Wigan Challenge Cup victories at Wembley, and I was totally hooked from then.

America is full of success stories featuring victories by the underdog.

Trying to get over guys and knock them out, that's what fires me up. Decision victories, whoop dee doo, but finishing guys fires me up.

I am still hungry; I still hate defeats. There is no substitute for victories.

Barack Obama's victories in 2008 and 2012 were dismissed by some of his critics as merely symbolic for African Americans. But there is nothing 'mere' about symbols.

After many of my victories, I hear people asking me these questions: 'What else is there to win?' And I want to shout, 'What do you mean, what else? There's so much else!'

I learned early on that extraordinary challenges lead to extraordinary victories.

Victories are always important.

Above all, I want to captain England in more Test victories than anybody else.

I think the bottom line, even though there are some bumps and bruises here and there, is Kobe will lead you to victories.

I'm not into moral victories.

I think it's imperative of me to advance that theory that you can win your small victories against the dark.

Some of my biggest victories have come directly after some of my biggest failures.

Only time will tell whether the Klitschkos need me more than I need them. They won't believe that. But it depends what they want out of boxing. If they want guaranteed easy victories, then they can do what they've always done, but if they want a tough challenge, you'd think they would want to beat down my door.

I've always wanted to become a grand-slam champion and to become the best in the world. Without that, the victories aren't as sweet or the defeats as motivating.

I've long been offended by not-so-godly pro football players I've known who showed up for pregame chapel - Sunday-only Christians rubbing the proverbial rabbit's foot - then after victories declared it was 'God's will' that their team won.

I want to be the guy that leads the team to victories.

My father had an expression, if you want to know the road ahead, ask the person that's been there. We found that person. Ten Super Bowl appearances, seven victories... Tom Brady.