“The 76ers currently play very good basketball, and we don't. However, we are still only one win behind them. If we continue to improve, we should be on the top of our division at the end of the regular season.” IfsShouldStillsEndsPlayWinningBehindsBasketballSeasonsVery GoodDivisionGood Basketball Author:Jason Kidd
“Some pitchers want to be known as the fastest throwers that ever lived. Some want to win 30 games in one season. Some want to pitch a no-hitter. All I want to do is the best I can, day after day. In other words, I want to prove I am the best.” WantI CanMotivationGamesWinningSportsKnownProveSeasonsPitcherSoftballI Am The BestThrowers Author:Tom Seaver
“Many of them have accomplished a lot before they ever get to 'Top Chef' although they're not well known. The show just provides them with a platform. There's just one winner and on some seasons you can get numerous chefs that are really good. Even if they don't win, they're all talented.” IfsWellsShowsWinningKnownSeasonsWinnerJust OneAccomplishedPlatformsChefWell KnownNot Well Known Author:Tom Colicchio
“Pro football is a game; not a war. It's for win or lose, not life or death... but say that in the summer, for winter brings the playoffs, and a season is at stake.” WarGamesWinningLosesFootballSummerSeasonsWinterStakesWin Or LosePlayoffsPro FootballLife Or Death Author:John Facenda
“I never wanted all this hoopla. All I wanted was to be a good ball player and hit twenty-five or thirty homers, drive in a hundred runs, hit .280 and help my club win pennants. I just wanted to be one of the guys, an average player having a good season.” HelpingRunningWantedGuyWinningFivePlayerHundredSeasonsBallsTwentiesAverageClubsThirtyTwenty FiveBall Players Author:Roger Maris
“If I go into a season and I say, 'For f***'s sake, if we don't win anything, they will all leave,' I have already lost. The problem of the media is always to imagine the worst. The problem of the manager is always to imagine the best.” IfsProblemWinningLostImagineWorstMediaSeasonsSakeManagers Author:Arsene Wenger
“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
“Inside the first 20 to 25 games of the season, we were losing these games, getting beat by two and three points. Over the last 10 games, it seems like we're starting to win these games and putting some good things together.” FirstsTwoSeemsTogetherLastsThreeGamesWinningLosingBeatsSeasonsGood ThingsStarting Author:Ray Allen
“We did everything we could to win this game on a tricky pitch. We created a lot of opportunities but between the posts and Bonano, we failed to find the goal. We did well but we let a victory slip from our grasp. I still think we are carrying on where we left off last season and you saw a team that was working for 90 minutes. We showed off our talent but just couldn't get a goal.” ThinkingWellsStillsLastsOpportunityGamesWinningLeftGoalSawsTeamMinutesTalentVictorySeasonsPostsSlipsTrickyCarrying On Author:Frank Rijkaard
“You can have a striker who scores 50 goals in one season but if you win nothing it means nothing.” IfsMeanWinningGoalSeasonsScoreStrikers Author:Branislav Ivanovic
“I know this year hasn't gone as we'd all like it. But please, please, everyone do not forget about that 2013 season - the worst to first, the tragedy of the Boston Marathon, everyone rallying around the city, the finish line, the duck boats, everything, celebrating at home. Might be down a little bit in the win/loss column right now, but do not let that erase any of those memories from last year that I get to wear a ring on my finger for. I'm proud to be a Red Sox for those times.” KnowsYearsFirstsLittlesHomeMightLastsWinningBitsLinesMemoriesLossForgetCitiesGoneWorstProudPleaseRight NowLittle BitRedSeasonsTragedyFingersRingsBoatCelebrateDucksLast YearBostonMarathonColumnsEraseFinish LineRallyingBoston Marathon Author:Jonny Gomes
“When you win a race like this the feeling is very, very good. There have been times when I have been flat-out to finish sixth, but you can't see that from the outside. In 1980 I finished three or four times in seventh place. I pushed like mad, yet everyone was gathered around the winner and they were thinking that I was just trundling around. But that's motor racing. So in fact the only thing you can judge in this sport is the long term. You can judge a career or a season, but not one race.” ThinkingLongHas BeensFactsFeelingsThreeWinningSportsTermRaceCareersFourJudgingSeasonsMadVery GoodFinishedWinnerLong TermFlatsRacingMotorMotor Racing Author:Alain Prost
“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
“After the Cougars' 19-15 Cotton Bowl victory over Kansas State We're the only team in NCAA history to win 14 games in a season. It was just a great experience and I can't say enough about it. . . . People don't know how difficult it is to get up for 15 games.” PeopleKnowsI CanStatesEnoughGamesWinningDifficultJusticeKnow HowTeamVictorySeasonsGet UpBowlsCottonKansasGreat ExperiencesNcaaCougars Author:LaVell Edwards
“The important thing was that I got the win. It's good for confidence and the season.” ImportantMotivationalWinningSeasonsImportant ThingsTrack Author:Usain Bolt
“Wins and losses right now are important, but in reality it's the least of my concerns. My concern is to make sure than we give hope to anyone watching us. I am not going to judge this season on wins and losses.” GivingImportantRealityWinningLossJudgingRight NowConcernSeasonsWins And Losses Author:Chris Scelfo
“It's a reality here. We're a team that at this time of the season, with teams trying to get to the playoffs, it's going to be difficult to win.” TryingRealityWinningDifficultTeamSeasonsPlayoffs Author:Nate McMillan
“Our people were not happy. I knew at some point we were going to win. It's a little unfair, but that's the reality. To some degree, it became a one-game season for some folks.” PeopleLittlesRealityGamesWinningDegreesSeasonsFolksUnfairNot Happy Author:Tom Osborne
“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
“When players are used to winning, they put out a little more. Basketball 3rd winningest coach (regular season and playoffs) in NBA history; won 1,037 times in 20 years.” YearsLittlesUsedWinningPlayerBasketballSeasonsHistoricalCoachesNbaPlayoffs Author:Red Auerbach
“I probably would have no capability of absorbing a 60-defeat season as a coach. It would be a foreign experience. My whole career, even as a player, has been on winning basketball clubs and it just seems to have been a part of the make-up of what’s been given me. That’s what I’ve been given and that’s what I’ve had to deal with. Some people can make fun of it or some people can have a good time with it, or some people can resent it. It’s just what it is.” PeopleHas BeensWholeSeemsWould BeWinningGivenFunDealsCareersPlayerBasketballSeasonsDefeatClubsCoachesGood TimesCapabilityHaving A Good TimeResentAbsorbingWinning Basketball Author:Phil Jackson
“Is success just about winning? Acclaim? Trophies? Wealth? Our personal happiness or satisfaction? I have been blessed to experience some of these over the years, and I can answer without batting an eye: No. Accomplishments, applause, awards and fortune are rewards that often come as the result of hard work and a determined spirit, but there is something bigger. Something better. Something that will outlast the winningest season, the plushest corner office, the heftiest bonus and the loudest cheers. That something can only be found when we look beyond the final score.” YearsLooksHas BeensI CanHardEyeSpiritFoundWinningWealthAnswersResultsHard WorkOfficeSeasonsBiggerBlessedFortuneRewardsFinalsSatisfactionCornersDeterminedAccomplishmentScoreAwardsCheerApplauseSomething BetterTrophiesBonusBattingPersonal HappinessAcclaimResults Of Hard Work Author:Tom Osborne
“Hed been to the playoffs before. I was asked last week what I thought this season has felt like for Coach Gibbs. I would think it must seem very familiar to a man with all those playoff wins. Hes a great coach who understands how to get his team to play.” ThinkingMenPlaySeemsLastsWinningFeltWeekTeamSeasonsCoachesFamiliarPlayoffsGreat Coach Author:Mark Brunell
“It changed my life in an extreme way. I dont know if you could calculate just how much it does [change your life]. There was so much notoriety for me in my first season, and to finish by winning the Super Bowl and get the MVP set my place in history. It cements it and its very special. There is something that comes with it, something everyone recognizes and knows. No one can ever take it away from you.” IfsKnowsWayFirstsDoeWinningSpecialChangedSeasonsExtremesBowlsChanging Your LifeSuper BowlAway From YouChanged My LifeCementMvpNotoriety Author:Kurt Warner
“There are only four trophies available to win at the start of every season and there will be some big teams this year who won't win one at all.” YearsBigsWinningFourTeamSeasonsAvailableTrophies Author:Gary Neville
“I hoping to make it [decision] sometime next week. I love the academics at Tech. I can get a great degree there in engineering. Georgia has the ability to win it all next season. I think I can play early at both schools. It's going to be tough.” ThinkingI CanPlaySchoolNextWinningAbilityDecisionWeekDegreesToughSeasonsEngineeringGeorgiaNext Week Author:Calvin Johnson
“Growing up, you always dream of winning a gold medal. But coming into these Games, it wasn't something I was focused on. I'm just enjoying skating. This is the best season ever. I think that this year, my 3,000 meters has been stronger than the 1,500. The 1,500 has been anybody's race this year. When I was first, I still didn't know if that was enough.” IfsThinkingKnowsYearsFirstsHas BeensStillsEnoughDreamGamesWinningEnjoyRaceGrowing UpGrowingGoldSeasonsStrongerFocusedMedalSkatingMeterGold Medals Author:Cindy Klassen
“It was a strange season coaching under that new [Alderson] regime. I felt like I was watching the deterioration of the Mets organization. They seemed to have no identity. My concern was that the character of the players they were looking for superseded the talent they brought to the table. Character on a team is important, but you've got to have the horses to win.” ImportantCharacterWinningFeltPlayerTeamTalentIdentityStrangeMetsConcernOrganizationSeasonsHorseTablesCoachingRegimesDeterioration Author:Mookie Wilson
“Look at great teams like Detroit a couple of years ago; they win the Stanley Cup and guys only score 25 goals, nobody has a really big season.” YearsLooksBigsGuyWinningGoalTeamCoupleYears AgoSeasonsCupsScoreDetroitStanleyGreat TeamStanley Cup Author:Peter Bondra
“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