Unexpected Triumph Quotes

… snatched victory from the jaws of defeat.

This whole career has been way more than I ever even imagined or dreamed.

I was one of those guys who wasn't supposed to make it in this league.

Did you know you would become as successful as you have? Hell, no. But you know what? You were prepared, baby.

I don't know if this is a stumbling block, but I had a real setback when I won a Nebula Award for the first story I ever had nominated for a Nebula in 1982. And you might think that was a good thing - and it was a wonderful thing, I don't regret it a bit. But I was sort of discombobulated by it.

Four hundred wickets is 400 more than I thought I'd get.

At Euro 2004 - my first as a player - Greece won the title. A team nobody thought could win it.

Things happen overnight for some people, not everyone.

I love the notion of the feckless sort of knight in tarnished armor who would love to fill the shoes of the legendary hero but just can't. And then find a moment when they do. And I love the idea that there's a myth waiting for each of us to occupy.

Well, it's so hard for books to take off. You give years of your life to something that probably won't happen, so when it does, it feels a little... unjust.

I woke up this morning, and I still don't believe I won the Daytona 500.

The biggest failures come round and spring ultimate surprises of survival.

I guess what I'm really saying is something obvious - that there's a unique pride in watching a home team from rival turf, especially when we're not supposed to be any good.

Every dog has his day.

That term, 'David and Goliath,' has entered our language as a metaphor for improbable victories by some weak party over someone far stronger.

Take by surprise and the world gives up resistance.

I think it's always nice to have a film where the underdog comes out on top, doing their best, and surpasses everybody's expectations.