Quotes About Championships

The 1984 European Championships were held in France and that was something important. I felt on form then, even though I was practically always injured at all the World Cups. It's a great memory. But in any case, the past is past.

Magic has five championships. I have five championships. I'm pretty sure we both know what we're doing.

New York basketball's been pretty good over the years.

VUU had won some national championships and had a great coach in Dave Robbins.

I always have these debates with my friends, I was like 'can you imagine dropping LeBron in '75?' and I was like 'bro he'd win 15 championships in a row.'

You can't win championships without playing great defense.

I thought those three years when we won championships, I really was good enough to play in the All-Star game. I felt I deserved to be in the top whatever that would be, the top 20-some players in the league. Really felt that comfortable and confident on the basketball court.

One World Championship is not enough. Probably eight is not enough. I've set a target of 10 and I'd like between eight and 10.

I am proud of my family. I am proud of my Duke championships and all my Duke teammates. And, I am proud I never lost a game against the Fab Five.

For me, I grew up watching really good Detroit Pistons teams.

I think the Lombardi teams enjoyed and wanted to get into the big games.

You don't win championships by being a bunch of individual all-stars," I told them. "You do it by being a team—doing all the intangibles and playing together and really trying to help one another in chasing your goals.

I was born in a village where there had never been a footballer who'd made it in the major championships.

I always say I wish I was in my prime matching up against LeBron. Let's see how many championships he would have won then.

Each championship has felt different in its own way, I guess because I've been in different place of my life; I've gone through different things.

Never once was it said I was disappointed Peyton didn't win us more than one championship.

I've never seen anything like it since. Some of the Canada Cups came close, but by then a lot of European players came and played in our league so we were more familiar with them.

I feel 'SmackDown' has the absolute best tag teams in the world: we have us; we have The New Day. We have the Usos. We have The Club. We have Sanity. We have the Hardys. We have Rusev and Nakamura.

Most coaches would consider leading a team to an Olympic gold medal a capper for a pretty good year. The same goes for winning an NCAA national championship. Or a FIBA world championship. Mike Krzyzewski, head coach of the Duke Blue Devils and Team USA, led teams to each of these honors... within about 24 months.

You don't have to find out what someone's mechanical abilities are. All those factors are already a known commodity. I've seen teams win championships and have their entire team quit the next day because they weren't happy.

I ended up staying 10 years in Boston. It was nine as GM but 10 years there. That seemed about right: long enough to try to make a difference and try to contribute to winning teams and some championships.

The price of championships will never change. It's been set long before me. It will be the same long after me. That price is hard work, sweat, blood, tears, fatigue and exhaustion and doing so much more than what is required of you.

There are only two types of player-those who keep their nerves under control and win championships, and those who do not.

The major championships have always been a special focus in my career, and as a professional, I think Augusta is where I need to be.