Quotes About Ambition

The ultimate goal of any athlete in any sport is to become a true world champion.

I am dying to be a world champion, a single's world champion.

I wanted to be a world champion of some sorts since I got into the industry, when I was 15 years old, and I was able to do that.

Of course I will turn professional at some stage. Then I want to be a world champion and finish up a legend and be out of the sport by the time I am 27.

Going from a two-year-old Polish boy, who practically came to Germany with nothing more than a football under his arm, to a world champion - it's more than I could have ever imagined.

To be a world champion from Oklahoma is something that really pushes me.

I made a prediction when I was 11 that I would be world champion by the time I was 21, and I did it.

My goal is to become a world champion.

You think that after becoming world champion, you're going to be a massive superstar with lots of lucrative bouts against great fighters, but that never materialised for me.

When I was about 12, I realised I wasn't going to make it as a top footballer, but I won my first British ABA title at 13. From then on, I wanted to be a world champion.

I wanted to set new goals, because if you say, 'Oh, I'm world champion,' you don't grow, and you don't keep your level.

I could be a world champion.

You decide whether you want to box on, or not. And for me of course, I wasn't going to be leaving the business until becoming a world champion, and defending it numerous times.

There are plenty of massive fights out there for me, I know that, but the goals always going to become world champion.

My first goal was to become world champion and I did that against Ricky Burns at 135. Once I conquered that, I set myself another goal and another goal.

I grew up watching the careers of Tyson and Bowe. I always wanted to follow in their footsteps in becoming a world champion. But I've always been my own man.

My goal and path is always to get to the mountaintop and be a world champion, and leave a fighting legacy.

I'm chasing gold. And whatever fight can get me closer to being a world champion, those are the fights that I want.

My goal is to prosper and be a world champion and make money and retire and say I did it.

This has been a dream of mine since I was a kid... I'm passionate about being a world champion, believe me.

I'm going to be world champion and have a belt, and people will correctly be able to say I was the best instead of I was very good.

When I was 14, I told my careers adviser that I was going to be a world champion boxer. Of course she laughed.

My goals in the future is to not just be in Formula 1. I want to be really successful, World Champion, though I guess this is like everyone! But that is what I'm targeting.

Since I've lived in Barcelona, I've played a bit of padel, so maybe I'll become World Champion at that - joking, of course!