Famous Quotes & Sayings

Alexander McCall Smith

Do not take on a traditionally built person unless you are prepared for a heavyweight bout.

Jim Bailey

Of all the great heavyweights of modern times, Joe Frazier was the unluckiest. He had to share an era with both Ali and Foreman.

Floyd Patterson

I've been knocked down more than any heavyweight champion in history.

Jerry Lawler

What the Hell. In 1988, I was the AWA heavyweight champion and I never came to Milwaukee.

Gordon Brown

The next election will be a flyweight versus a heavyweight. However much the right hon. Gentleman (David Cameron) may dance around the ring beforehand, at some point, he will come within the reach of a big clunking fist.

Muhammad Ali

Do you know why I’m the fastest heavyweight in the world? I’m the only heavyweight that trains underwater!

Larry Holmes

Joe Louis was a good Heavyweight, good boxer but he was kind of in the same boat as Marciano, weighing about 190 to 200 lbs.

Lennox Lewis

I've worked hard and accomplished what I've accomplished in the heavyweight scene.

Lennox Lewis

I always ask myself why old heavyweights come back, but I plan to stay out of the ring.

Arnold Palmer

I have won the Australian, I won the British, all PGA championships, but I haven't won the PGA championship.

Denis Waitley

Champions never brag, never shout, never have to go to extremes to build themselves up for others or put others down. They let their actions, deeds, and results speak for them.

Rafael Benitez

The positive things from Wednesday are that we have one more Champions League point, and we were better than Chelsea,

Jason Giambi

We have to go play what seems like the World Champions in Tampa. We have to win every day, and we're going to play the team that's actually given us the most problems. We have to play good baseball.

Joaquin Bautista

We have to get at least two state champions and two others have to place in the top four. If that happens we'll be in a good place for winning (the team title).

Tim Conley

We're going to throw some people into some different events. We might try Michael in the 400, and we might switch our distance runners around a little bit. We're looking to qualify as many people as we can for the Meet of Champions later this month. This week and next week will be a great opportunity to do that.

Darren Shepherd

What helps us is that we know what it takes to win. We know you have to work hard in practice day in and day out. That's how you become a champion. We found that out in football.

Drayton McLane

We've very, very excited about Preston Wilson. He wants to be with a champion, and we are still committed to being that champion. We want to go back to that World Series. Preston is a great defensive player with speed, and last year he had 90 RBIs. This is exactly what we're looking for.

Bob Bryan

We're going to be the U.S. Open champions playing that match,

Ray Rice

I won't call myself a failure. Failure is not getting knocked down. It's not getting up.

James Brown

I've been knocked down a lot of times.

Muhammad Ali

You dont lose if you get knocked down; you lose if you stay down.

Wangari Maathai

Every person who has ever achieved anything has been knocked down many times. But all of them picked themselves up and kept going, and that is what I have always tried to do.