Famous Quotes & Sayings

Simon Kuper

It's partly due to the overload on modern players, ... All the Dutch are playing in the Champions League or in top European leagues. So it's last week Barcelona, this week Dublin, next week Milan. It's just not that exciting.

Victor Valdes

It's understandable that people are talking a lot about the Champions League but we're really excited about winning this league. It's worth a lot to us even though it isn't being given the importance it should.

Franz Beckenbauer

It's unfortunately a reflection of the general trend in Germany. It's no coincidence that our clubs make early exits from the Champions League. I just hope that we'll have clean matches at the World Cup.

Taking the world champions to the last second without a kicker, that's not bad.

It's a milestone. But it's not near as important as winning the game. That would make us district champions and make it extra special.

Rafael Benitez

It's very important for the club, the manager, the fans and everybody to be in the Champions League at this stage.

It's time for them to win it. We've been the measuring stick because we're the last consensus national champions here. It's time.

Phil Garner

They deserved to be called world champions this year.

They've got it. They're going to be conference champions ? no doubt.

I've dreamed about winning the Race of Champions at Oswego since I was a little kid. It's just super.

Fernando Morientes

Not being able to play in the Champions League is a shame but I probably wouldn't have played much had I stayed at Madrid.

Tom Kite

Nothing has changed just because I'm getting older. I'm a golfer who has wanted to play in the Open since I was a teenager. Just because I'm on the Champions Tour does not mean that I shouldn't want to play in our national championship.

Paul Pierce

The Celtics don't celebrate anything but championships.

Paula Radcliffe

At big championships it's not the fastest person, it's the person who gets it right on the day.

Fabio Cannavaro

A Champions League semifinal between Inter and Milan is something exceptional and we are determined to be the winning side.

A Champions Journey of Faith, Family and Fishing.

They have big shoes to fill. As the defending state champions there are a lot of expectations on them. Defending the state title is not our focus. We want to develop chemistry, play well as a team and learn to compete. All that is going to prepare us for the toughest district in the state of Texas.

This community takes this tournament very personal, and we think the Champions Tour can be a home run. There's so much name recognition, including many of our past champions, some of whom called to say they would love to come back to Hartford and play in front of large crowds again.

Victor Valdes

This is a decisive moment, especially in the Champions League because if you don't get to the final, everything else you've done throughout the year doesn't count for anything.

Mikael Silvestre

It's not when you are world champions that you need supporters,

Gary Roberts

It's the number one track in the country, undoubtedly. Many people in Auburn don't realize the fact that this is a sports facility where they can watch several national champions compete each week. Fast Fridays is a major track for this sport. I send out results each week to people from all over the world.

They are defending state champions right now. However, you look at it right now, they have the crown and it's for someone else to take. We can look at it that way and look at it as a goal ? it's for us to take.

They are the defending champions for a reason. We put together a total team effort in a hostile environment. I am very pleased with the effort we put together out there tonight.

They are the current world record holder, the current world champions and the two-time Olympic champions.

They are the champions four times running, right? There you go right there.

There isn't a better place to play the defending state champions than in a stadium named Grande.

There need to be champions at each level, mentors on the front line to place a high value on partnering with schools and having interns in the workplace.

Chris Pronger

It's a huge disappointment. We were the defending gold medal champions and you want to repeat and have that feeling again, but everybody was gunning for us.

LenDale White

It's all about how you finish. We preach that here. This is the heart of a champion, how champions are born. The blowout games are cool and fun, but this is a game you have to fight and scratch for everything you want.

Mark Lawrenson

They're in pole position, i.e. in 3rd position, for the Champions League.

Jay Wright

They're playing like champions and we're out here cruising. I thought we started the second half relaxed.

There was a lot of pressure on our shoulders before this Champions League's match. Now we'd like to take some time to relish our qualification.

Helen Clark

We prefer our champions to be humble and modest,