“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
“If you go 72-11 and don't win (the championship), it doesn't mean anything. Actually it does. It means you've cheated and played an extra regular-season game.” IfsMeanDoeGamesWinningBasketballSeasonsExtrasChampionshipCheated Author:Shaquille O'Neal
“Practice is important. The regular season is important. Your meetings are important. Your walk-through is important. Everything is important. You want to be a championship team, there's a price to pay. And that's what you have to do. There's no shortcuts. You can't shortcut your way to success.” WayWantImportantWalksPayPracticeTeamSeasonsMeetingsChampionshipShortcutsWay To SuccessChampionship Team Author:Tom Thibodeau
“For them to have the season that they had, for them to have us on the ropes ... Congrats to the Cavs.” SeasonsChampionshipRopeNba ChampionshipsCongrats Author:Steve Kerr
“Our team, because of our depth and our talent, we were able to do that, and it turned into a special season as a result.” AbleResultsTeamSpecialTalentSeasonsDepthChampionshipNba Championships Author:Steve Kerr
“The last couple years they've been good, but it's just a great group of guys, and they were willing to take the vision that we gave them in the beginning of the season, and we started off really well, which I think helped. But as I mentioned, Andre's sacrifice, David Lee's sacrifice, their willingness to accept roles and keep pushing really was the key to the whole thing.” ThinkingYearsWellsWholeLastsGuyAcceptingVisionRolesSacrificeGroupsWillingKeysCoupleSeasonsPushingWillingnessChampionshipNba Championships Author:Steve Kerr
“Championships and great seasons are won in locker rooms.” RoomsSeasonsChampionshipLockersLocker Room Author:Tom Izzo
“I went from junior hockey to the World Junior Championships to the combine and the draft, to the Blackhawks camp, and then a full NHL season and then the World Championships. At nineteen, that's exhausting.” WorldSeasonsHockeyCampsChampionshipJuniorsNhlExhaustingNineteenBlackhawks Author:Patrick Kane
“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
“When we won the league championship, all the married guys on the club had to thank their wives for putting up with all the stress and strain all season. I had to thank all the single broads in New York.” GuyWifeNew YorkMarriedSeasonsStressClubsLeagueBroadsChampionshipStrain Author:Joe Namath
“It breaks your heart. It is designed to break your heart. The game begins in spring, when everything else begins again, and it blossoms in the summer, filling the afternoons and evenings, and then as soon as the chill rains come, it stops and leaves you to face the fall alone.” HeartMotivationalFacesFallGamesSportsBreakSummerSpringRainBaseballSeasonsFinalsEveningAutumnAfternoonChampionshipStoppingNew BeginningsFillingChillSoftballAnalogiesAll AloneBreak Your HeartBaseball GamesBegin AgainBlossomingFunny BaseballGreat BaseballInspirational BaseballFunny SportsBaseball HittingBaseball LifeBaseball And LifeBest BaseballGreatest BaseballOpening DayBaseball Opening DayGreen FieldsBaseball Season Author:A. Bartlett Giamatti
“Therefore, as a player, as a coach, even though we might have lost in a season or not won a championship, it was like a self-fulfilling prophecy that I'm going to win some time. I've never felt myself a loser.” SelfMightWinningLostFeltLossPlayerSeasonsCoachesLoserChampionshipFulfillingProphecySelf Fulfilling Prophecy Author:Mike Krzyzewski
“Pre-season was very challenging with the African Championships on my continent. Unfortunately, I failed to qualify for the Games there. It was an emotional moment for me due to the context, but I quickly accepted the result as evidence of what my preparation has been the past 3 years.” YearsHas BeensMomentsPastGamesChallengesResultsEmotionalEvidenceSeasonsAthleteDuesAcceptedPreparationContinentsChampionshipPre Season Author:Benjamin Boukpeti
“(About plan during Texas Relays) Have fun, be healthy, and enjoy the Relays for what it is. I'll just try to use the crowd and get some adrenaline and have a good time; just work on some things in this environment. This is almost a championship environment when you get down to it- with all of the fans, the energy and the adrenaline you get lining up. It's good rehearsal for the bigger stages and it's the season opener. This is the starting point. We're just looking for some starting points and to use some adrenaline to our advantage.” TryingUseEnergyFunEnjoyEnvironmentPlansFansStageHealthyAdvantageSeasonsBiggerStartingAthleteCrowdsHaving FunGood TimesTexasChampionshipRehearsalHaving A Good TimeAdrenalineStarting PointRelaysLining Up Author:Trey Hardee
“If you can achieve winning a league championship, that, to me, is the full test of the team and management because it is over the full season and you have a lot of problems you have to overcome.” IfsProblemSuccessWinningSportsPsychologyTeamAchieveTestsSeasonsOvercomingManagementLeagueChampionshipSports Psychology Author:Walter Smith
“Stats don't matter. I care about winning, not stats. If I score 0 points and we win I'm happy. If I score 50, 60 points, break the records, and we lose, I'm pissed off. 'Cause I knew I did something wrong. I'll have a hell of a season if I win the championship and average 20 points a game.” IfsMatterCareGamesWinningCausesLosesBreakHellRecordsBasketballSeasonsAverageScoreI CareChampionshipPissed OffPoint Break Author:Shaquille O'Neal
“I always get up for every game, but this game is especially big. It's a do-or-die thing. This could be (decide) whoever wins the regular-season championship.” BigsDiesGamesWinningSeasonsGet UpChampionship Author:Rajon Rondo
“I've been here for eight years and I'm going into my 13th season. There's nothing I'd have liked better than to retire as a Jet. But the reality is, they released me. My goal now is not to break the bank. I did that twice already with my original contract and a restructuring. It's about winning a championship, and from this point forward, I'm going to go to the team that gives me the best chance to win a Super Bowl.” GivingYearsRealityWinningGoalChanceBreakTeamSeasonsGive MeOriginalsEightContractsRetiringBowlsChampionshipJetSuper BowlRestructuring Author:Kevin Mawae
“It looks like our defense is quite a bit better than it has been in the last two years, ... If we can keep it up and stay at least in the middle of the league, that would be significant. We haven't ordered any championship rings yet; two games doesn't make a season. I love the Colorado air. I love the game, the competition, the show.” IfsYearsLooksHas BeensTwoShowsWould BeLastsGamesBitsAirMiddleHavensSeasonsCompetitionDefenseRingsSignificantLeagueTwo YearsChampionshipColoradoChampionship Rings Author:Lamar Hunt
“Liverpool have won everything but never a World Championship. I am sure in the future they will once again make the effort to win the tournament. They have had good rhythm in the Premier League this season.” WorldWinningEffortSeasonsRhythmLeagueChampionshipTournamentsLiverpoolPremier League Author:Sepp Blatter