Quotes About Achievement

If I'd gone into taekwondo, I'd probably have won several Olympic medals.

I won Miss Teen World, and then a movie rep saw me on the pageant website and thought that I had the perfect image for the role in 'Madrasapattinam.'

Do you know how many teams have won three straight titles over the last 40 years? Two. Michael Jordan's Bulls twice in the 1990s and Kobe and Shaq's Lakers from 2000-02. LeBron would have joined that list had Miami won that third straight title.

Kobe Bryant is better than Michael Jordan. Not more successful. Hasn't had a bigger economic impact. Hasn't won more MVPs. Hasn't won more titles. But he's a better player.

I'm definitely not at my best. Honestly, I'm under 50 percent. But I've won stuff under 50 percent before.

Success happened little by little for me. I tasted the flavor of fame in small doses: I started at 10 years old when I won a music contest; I was performing at birthday parties, company meetings.

Shortly thereafter, some friends encouraged me to try out for the Miss South Carolina World beauty pageant. To my surprise, I won - and was sent to New York City to compete nationally.

The Heisman is the biggest award I've ever won.

If Roger stopped right now and never won another match, to me he'd already be one of the greatest players to ever play the game. To me, he's the greatest all around talent that I've ever seen.

At least is was a victory and at least we won.

When I won my first MMA fight, I put myself out there for the world to see me.

Before the start of the '76 Olympics, I'd had 160 amateur fights. I won 155 and lost five.

I'm still number one and I just recently won a major tournament ahead of my toughest rivals so I think I had a few years ahead of me if I decided to stay.

I got lucky. I won the San Francisco Stand-Up Comedy Competition in 1977 while I was still at San Francisco State.

When I won the Golden Gloves in 1960, that made me realize I had a chance. And when I won at the Olympics, that sealed it: I was the champ.

From 1964 to 1968, I won many state, national and international amateur karate titles.

I have won many awards for my singing, and I have sung in 8 languages.

From someone who has won five Ballons d'Or you can learn a lot.

I've never won many awards, I didn't get certificates for swimming or anything.

I won an Academy Award for 'The Cider House Rules,' playing an American.

The man who has won millions at the cost of his conscience is a failure.

People sometimes ask me to name the greatest coach in NFL history. George Halas may have set the standard, but Don Shula has won more games than anyone, and he has done it in the most competitive era. He had an incomparable ability to evaluate players, to motivate them, and to teach them the game of football.

A game is not won until it is lost.

I won vice president of my student body in high school. That doesn't mean anything.