Champion Mentality Quotes

The Breakfast of Champions isn't cereal, it's the competition!

I'm the best fighter in the world. No one can beat me....My objective is to inflict as much pain as possible, to win and win spectacularly...Ever since I was 12 years old, I was groomed to be the heavyweight champion of the world. I've been prepared to handle the pressure, the dealing with the press, everything.

You can't be a champion and look like a bum. You have to look, and be, the part. It's not just because it's required of your job, but is important to how you hold yourself.

The difference between ordinary players and champions is the way they think.

Being champion, there's a different mindset.

Being the U.S. champion is a big deal for me. Knowing that my ancestors built this country, it's kind of like, the Irish were treated badly in this country for a long time, with a lot of tacky Irish stereotypes, so to me, it's kind of like a bragging right.

I don't think getting punched in the face is too fun. I keep going because this is what I am. Every time I fight, this is why we live. We have to feel this. That's how we become stronger. That's how we become champions.

Do I feel any pressure as the most decorated Winter Olympian in American history? None at all. The only pressures that I know I face are those of how to pay it forward: How can I continually make a positive impact in people's lives, help others achieve their dreams, create their own Olympic mindset, creating champions within themselves?

For me, I'm in the driver's seat; I'm No. 1 in the world. I've won the last couple of meetings, and I've won the big tournaments lately. Whoever comes, I'll try to beat him. But it's almost up to me to decide who's my rival, isn't it?

My coach has said to me, "When you win a match or a tournament, you don't even think about it - the very next minute you're like".

There is no doubt that man is a competitive animal and there is no place where this fact is more obvious than in the ring. There is no second place. Either you win or you lose. When they call you a champion, it's because you don't lose. To win takes a complete commitment of mind and body.

Joe Frazier was the epitome of a champion. I mean, here is a guy who was total old school, blue collar, who would fight anybody. You know, he didn't tell you he was the best fighter pound for pound.

Every choice, every decision, everything we do everyday, we want to be a champion

Whenever I see Michael Jordan I'm still blown away because he was such a hero of mine growing up.

If you want to be a Champion, you've got to feel like one, you've got to act like one, you've got to look like one.

I believe I'm a born winner. I always think about winning.

Once a champion, always a champion.

There's people that tried to celebrate when I lost that got nothing to do with it. That's not the sign of a champion.

The only reason I got into MMA was to be the best.

One shouldn't be afraid to lose; this is sport. One day you win; another day you lose. Of course, everyone wants to be the best. This is normal. This is what sport is about. This is why I love it.

I'm a winner. Dwyane's a winner. We're going to bring winning to Miami.

You have an advantage if you win. I always think it's best to be remembered as a winner rather than as the runner-up. It's definitely more fun getting the gold than it is the silver.

To be ECW champion is something that I take very, very seriously.

I think if you are champ, you shouldn't choose your opponents.

I'm not bothered about where I'm ranked in the world. I'm just worried about fighting the best people in the world and being a natural, original champion.