“Sugar Ray Robinson was at the top of the boxing world during the 1950's when it seemed that he would either win or lose the championship about every three or four months.” WorldThreeWinningLosesFourMonthsBoxingRaysSugarChampionshipWin Or Lose Author:Dick Schaap
“The qualifying system helps the top guys like Sergio Garcia, who play most of their golf in the U.S. They can rely on the world rankings and just play their four extra events [with the four majors and three World Golf Championship events counting as seven European events]. But for the other guys it's tough, and I don't know if that can be changed. It is a tricky situation.” IfsKnowsWorldPlayHelpingGuyThreeSituationFourEventsChangedMajorsToughGolfSevenRelyExtrasChampionshipCountingTrickyOther GuysRankingQualifying Author:Luke Donald
“In 1948, I began coaching basketball at UCLA. Each hour of practice we worked very hard. Each day we worked very hard. Each week we worked very hard. Each season we worked very hard. Four fourteen years we worked very hard and didn't win a national championship. However, a national championship was won in the fifteenth year. Another in the sixteenth. And eight more in the following ten years.” YearsHardWinningHoursPracticeFourWeekTenBasketballSeasonsFollowingEightCoachingEach DayNbaChampionshipFourteenUclaNational Championships Author:John Wooden
“The first three championships that I won, I won them. I had big numbers and I won them. And last year, the guys won it for me. They won it for the big guy. Numbers are overrated. There's a lot of guys in this league who can say they've got great numbers. But they can't say they've got four rings in the last six years.” YearsFirstsBigsLastsGuyThreeWinningNumbersFourBasketballSixRingsLeagueLast YearChampionshipOverratedBig Guys Author:Shaquille O'Neal
“I want to win four or five championship rings. That's how I dream. I dream big.” WantDreamBigsWinningFiveFourRingsNflChampionshipChampionship Rings Author:Adrian Peterson
“I was Mayor of New York during a great Yankees dynasty. I got to preside over the city during four Yankees championships.” CitiesFourNew YorkChampionshipYankeesMayorsDynasty Author:Rudy Giuliani
“Well, of course you question it, especially when you get to this point. I always look at it would I rather not make the playoffs or lose in The Finals? I don't know. I don't know. I've missed the playoffs twice. I lost in The Finals four times. I'm almost starting to be like I'd rather not even make the playoffs than to lose in The Finals. It would hurt a lot easier if I just didn't make the playoffs and I didn't have a shot at it.” IfsKnowsWellsLooksCoursesLostLosesHurtFourEasierShotsFinalsStartingChampionshipPlayoffsNba Championships Author:LeBron James
“We lost one (Finals), we won two and we lost another one. (We'll) take 50 percent in four years in championships any day. Obviously, we want to win all of them, but that's just the nature of the game. Not proud of the way we played (in this series).” WayWantYearsTwoGamesWinningLostFourProudPercentSeriesFour YearsChampionshipNba ChampionshipsLost OnesNba Finals Author:LeBron James
“I won 1,098 games, and eight national championships, and coached in four different decades. But what I see are not the numbers. I see their faces.” DifferentFacesGamesNumbersFourEightDecadesChampionshipNational Championships Author:Pat Summitt
“Over the four years we have made massive progress: winning the League Championship (97/98); building the largest club stadium in the UK (60,000 seats); having the largest support (52,000 season book holders) of any club in Britain. This has been achieved by everyone who cares about Celtic working together towards a shared vision of football success and pride in a club which is part of our culture, open to all and a responsible member of the community working to help others where it can.” YearsHas BeensMadeBookHelpingCareTogetherCultureWinningCommunityVisionSupportFourProgressBuildingFootballPrideMembersSeasonsResponsibleClubsHelping OthersLeagueSeatsBritainWorking TogetherMassiveFour YearsChampionshipWho CaresStadiumsCelticShared Vision Author:Fergus McCann