Quotes About Victory

My favorite period is World War II, and I'm in the middle of writing my fourth novel set in that era.

World War II affected the male population in a very detrimental way. They were happy to be home, happy to be alive, happy they won, but they could not express to anybody the horror they had been through.

In times of conflict, our citizens have always been able to rise to the challenge. Maybe no greater example of that ability is found during the onset of World War II.

The Japanese scored an important victory at Pearl Harbor, but the attack pulled the United States into World War II, and four years later, Japan was in ruins, utterly defeated.

As I explain at some length in my book 'Energy Victory,' during World War II, the American strength in oil production was a decisive advantage for the Allies. Airplanes, ships, and tanks all ran on oil, and we controlled the supply.

Our World War II generation met the challenges of their time.

In World War II, America was the Arsenal of Democracy, providing war materiel to our Allies that ultimately led to victory over tyranny.

I want to fight the guys that are world-class beaters. That's who I want to get in there with.

I have the fortune of playing with world-class stars.

I've won junior titles, ABA titles and boxed for England all over the world against future Olympic champions as an amateur - and then beat world-class fighters as a professional.

It's fun playing against world-class players. It makes you compete harder.

When Alexander of Macedon was 33, he cried salt tears because there were no more worlds to conquer. Eric Bristow is only 27.

That's the biggest one the Worlds, second is the World Matchplay and then you'd have to say the Premier League I think.

We find ourselves attached to fantasy worlds sometimes when it's hard to process what's going on in our world. It's reassuring to see the good winning.

If I hadn't won at the Worlds and claimed so many ranking points, I would have been struggling for Rio. I'm in a good place now, though, and having the chance to fight for gold in Rio after everything I've been through would be a dream.

One of my proudest moments was probably 2013 Worlds because I proved to myself that I could do things that I didn't think I could.

I think for me, the most fun competition that I've had was my first Worlds.

I was a fan of Lance Armstrong, and I remember watching him win the Worlds in '93 in Oslo.

When I won the worlds in 1990, I won 70 out of the next 72 or 74 tournaments.

I think I didn't realise the commitment that came after winning the Worlds.

Winning the worlds changed everything for me and my family.

The day after the worlds I was more relieved that Id won and become world No 1. But its different now. The next target is to win the Premier League and to defend my world title.

I think the San Sebastian victory and and my European time trial title, and the second place in the worlds, really changed my life and my career a lot.

The Worlds was great, Masters was great, but that was sort of mission accomplished with the Triple Crown.