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Champion Quotes

Words from fighters who reached the top.

These quotes come almost entirely from combat sport, including a fighter who calls reaching the top of the sport a lifelong ambition finally fulfilled, and another who claimed the youngest title in their organization's history. A recurring thread is loyalty, fans who stuck around from the earliest days of a career.

When it comes to boxing, I'm a four-time champion in four different weight classes. I did it at the age of 26. You can't down talk that.

Quotes by Adrien Broner

I'm two times world champion, I've got nothing to prove to anybody.

Quotes by Adrian Lewis

It was very hard when the newspapers were chasing me. It was also very weird. I know I'd just become world champion but shouldn't they be following someone who has done something wrong?

Quotes by Adrian Lewis

Yes, I am the Olympic champion, but this is not the end of it. I want all the gold that there is out there, everything that exists in figure skating. In all events, in all competitions.

Quotes by Adelina Sotnikova

Championing Quotes

1988 Olympic Champion Brian Boitano was famous for doing a Lutz with one arm over his head. And I wanted to build on that.

Quotes by Adam Rippon

I like being the people's champion when it comes to dining.

Quotes by Adam Richman

As China's retailing champion, Alibaba makes Amazon look like a company that carefully picks its spots. Sure, Amazon does e-tailing. So does Alibaba.

Quotes by Adam Lashinsky

Being the first-ever three-time ROH world champion is pretty surreal.

Quotes by Adam Cole

But when it comes down to it, I'm a guy who feels like I should be a champion in NXT.

Quotes by Adam Cole

Champions Quotes

There's no better way to start a year than to become the first-ever three-time ROH World Champion.

Quotes by Adam Cole

Senator Wyden continues to be the Senate's truest champion of an open Internet.

Quotes by Aaron Swartz

Who would have ever thought that, within a couple months of getting into the WWE, that I'd be wrestling in the main event for the world championship? Then, nine months after getting here, actually being the world champion.

Quotes by A.J. Styles

I've always been working just to be a world champion and it's a dream come true.

Quotes by Yohan Blake

Honestly, I've always loved having tag teams since I was little, so I've always kind of been focused on wanting to be a tag team champion.

Quotes by Xavier Woods

Championship Quotes

I tell you very openly: it's much easier to be the heavyweight champion of the world than to be the mayor of Kiev.

Quotes by Vitali Klitschko

My brother is much stronger, faster, and when he becomes heavyweight champion again, I will be in his corner. One Klitschko may be gone now, but not the Klitschko name.

Quotes by Vitali Klitschko

I have the most loyal fans that have been with me since I was 19 years old, when I was just a young guy becoming a world champion.

Quotes by Vitor Belfort

I was the youngest champion of the UFC.

Quotes by Vitor Belfort

I had a dream as a young boy to be Olympic champion in boxing, and that's what I focused on with my father - making it a reality.

Quotes by Vasyl Lomachenko

Championship Team Quotes

I don't want to be like any other boxer. My goal is to be a champion in my own style.

Quotes by Vasyl Lomachenko

Frequently Asked Questions

What's the common thread across these champion quotes?
They're almost all first-person accounts from athletes themselves, describing what becoming a champion actually felt like rather than abstract praise of the idea.
Is there a quote about UFC in this collection?
Yes - one fighter states plainly, "I was the youngest champion of the UFC," a specific, factual claim about their own career.
Is there a quote about long-term fan loyalty?
Yes, one champion reflects on fans who "have been with me since I was 19 years old, when I was just a young guy becoming a world champion" - tying their title to a long relationship with supporters.
Is there a quote about family and boxing legacy?
Yes - one quote is about a boxing family, with a sibling saying of the other, "when he becomes heavyweight champion again, I will be in his corner," adding, "One Klitschko may be gone now, but not the Klitschko name."
Where can I find more quotes about winning?
See the Victory quotes collection for a related theme.

One quote passes a family legacy forward, promising to stand in a brother's corner if he reclaims a heavyweight title someday. Explore related titles on our champions quotes and championship quotes pages.