Don King Quotes

You earn the title of favourite when you win. It's not when people say you're a favourite because of past achievements; it's when you show it on the pitch.

It doesn't matter who you are, how many awards you've won, how popular you are, or how much critical acclaim you've had.

Success is the space one occupies in the newspaper. Success is one day's insolence.

Professionalism is not sportsmanship. If you don't succeed, you won't be in your profession for long. In our society, it's not about good or bad. It's about who's on top.

Fame, we may understand, is no sure test of merit, but only a probability of such.

Does success, a clean record and experience count for anything in Milwaukee?

The men who have led the House, whose names have become a splendid tradition to their successors, have gained prominence not through luck or by mere accident. They have had ability, at least in some degree; but more than that, they have had character.

A lot of people think being at the top means you have to be the best at a certain game. You don't. It's more about personality.

I have many dear friends in the film industry, but finally, the roles come to me on merit, not because of personal equations.

Sometimes, it doesn't matter if you're the world champ or not.

Being favourites is no title; it's an adjective. You win titles thanks to what you do on the pitch, and little else.

Winning is obviously the biggest thing. Because if you don't win, nothing really matters. You can have all the money in the world, and they can still call you a loser.

This is something that everyone has to understand: you don't win anything on your reputation.

It would be nice if we could all agree to this proposition: popularity is not the same as achievement.

All I want are titles and nothing less.

One honor won is a surety for more.

Get really, really good so that when people say your name, your name is associated with quality, with integrity.

The greater success a man has made, the more he fears a climb down.

In the end it all comes down to talent. You can talk all you want about intangibles, I just don't know what that means. Talent makes winners, not intangibles. Can nice guys win? Sure, nice guys can win - if they're nice guys with a lot of talent. Nice guys with a little talent finish fourth, and nice guys with no talent finish last.

To be really successful and win a title with a great club like Liverpool would be 100% one of the greatest things I could ever imagine.

If you ask me how I want to be remembered, it is as a winner. You know what a winner is? A winner is somebody who has given his best effort, who has tried the hardest they possibly can, who has utilized every ounce of energy and strength within them to accomplish something.

You make your own luck in life, so I'm not criticizing anyone - and I'm not even talking about myself for that - but I mean, every year, look at the team that wins. You can't control everything in a team sport. So I'm not going to cry about it, but yeah, there are moments where I'm like, "F - k." But I say it almost in an appreciative way, in a way where I realize it's great not everyone can do it. I wasn't fortunate enough to do it, but that's what makes winning a title so special.

Come on, if you don't win tonight it doesn't mean you're not a good person, it just means you're not a good actor.

The great are not famous, and the famous are not great