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Sid was a tremendous champion as always. He's such a classy kid, as good a kid as there is.

Since I started my freshman year, the 400 hurdles was the event I wanted to be a national champion in.

She is a veteran. She is a national champion so she knows how to handle things like that. I do understand sometimes size makes a difference and we need to help her. For a long time, she is down there holding her own until somebody can get down there and relieve her in a sense. But if Barb is down there, she is going to do her best to contain the offensive player.

She is a tremendous champion and she has not missed a national championships since 1992. She has been a great ambassador to the sport.

She is a great athlete and a great champion.

m the future champion of the world. I think the Americans want to see me in a test but what they don't realize is, when I get in there with these guys that peole want to see me fight, I'm going to deal with them as I have my first 19 opponents. Hopefully that will satisfy them, and if it doesn't I'll have the belts around my waist to satisfy them. My mission will not be finished until I have the belts wrapped around my waist. I'm here to stay!

Max, as the champion for Libby, is going to fight tooth and nail to get this provision added. But if he were to oppose the bill right now, that would be walking away from the people of Libby.

One of the things that bothers me most, ... is that very few people really understand what it means to be a fighter. I hate it when I hear someone say, 'That fighter doesn't have guts.' I hate that; it really ticks me off. I don't care if you're a world champion six times over or a four-round fighter who just got knocked out in thirty seconds of your first professional fight. To step inside that ring, you have to have guts.

On June 17, everybody is going to see clearly who's the real champion.

Mullins was the conference champion, but with an 11-9 record, we felt we had a shot and went after it. Our effort was there, but we couldn't pull it out.

Now that the merger is completed and we have had a closer look into Champion's businesses, we are even more optimistic about the opportunities this acquisition will provide,

New England is the champion and they're just as a threatening as the No. 1 seed in most people's eyes because they've done it three times in four years. They're an amazing team.

Obviously, this is real exciting for our program. To be considered in the same category as perennial champion Arkansas is quite flattering. We're well aware that they have 41 championship banners hanging in their locker room and there's good reason for that.

Pete is a great champion and fans have really missed his talent and character since he retired. His WTT matches will be the hottest ticket in tennis this summer.

People were willing me to be quadruple champion but the 500 is my weakest and to win the bronze made me very happy.

Nigel Mansell became champion after he was 40.

Only two teams, the third place and state champion, go out with a win. I think we surpassed what many people thought we could accomplish.

I was speaking at the middle school wrestling banquet in 2002 after we'd finished second in the state tournament. I passed around my (runner-up) ring and told them that we were going to get the other ring, the champion ring, before they left high school.

I would prefer not to go and have to do all the preparations for Madrid, ... The thing is, if I prepare for the World's, I prepare for the road race. I have twice been World Champion in the time trial, so now the road race is my focus.

I would be nervous about picking an inflation-targeting champion as my next Fed chairman given the potential impact on employment growth.

I was prepared, as prepared as I've ever been, but he just caught me. Chuck's a great champion and it was an honor for me to fight him (three) times.

I guess I feel as good as I can feel, I fought my heart out. I had the crowd on my side for the first four matches unbelievably strong. To see how they reacted to him and see how much they wanted a champion like him to advance, it was great.

I have complete confidence that our National League West champion Padres will come from behind,

I have decided not to join up with the national squad. . . . The reason I decided to go to the United States was to try and become a world champion with the Yankees, and I fear that chasing two goals might get in the way of that dream.

I have been used to that. It happened frequently. It is normal to have the Olympic champion tested.

I don't believe in the philosophy that if you knock a champion down, then they get back up. You have to build them up gradually. You have to develop their self image. It's just how you treat people everyday that makes them better.

I can learn a lot from Paul. I need him to get his opinions. There are other good runners ? the Olympic and world champion and the London Marathon winner ? but with Paul there, it's good for us.

I am after the big killers in the heavyweight division. I want to retire as the heavyweight champion of the world,

I beat the defending champion from last year and I think that today the conditions were tough for both of us, ... It was our first match on clay so the tennis was not that pretty. But I'm pretty happy with the win because I remember the Davis Cup from last year when it was two sets all and I lost 6-0 in the fifth set, so this one was payback time.

I am really pleased with Corey's performance. She did what she needed to do to get ready for next week. The pressure was off of her today and she could just focus on doing the dives that she was capable of without any consequence. That was a big thing in helping her be consistent today. She also added to her confidence heading into the NCAA Championships to be the 3-meter champion from this zone.

But it's one of those things, and this is still the original Classic. The Irish Champion may be on the same day, but I'm not sure it's looking quite so impressive this year, and we could argue that the Leger is still the premier race of the afternoon.

But the heat was loaded - the Olympic champion, world champion and European champion were all in it. I knew it was going to take sub-51." ()

BB&T has been a champion in downtown revitalization in Lenoir. We've done quite a lot. We helped create quite a few jobs with the retail spaces.

I'm also excited about winning my first title here in my hometown in front of the Charlotte fans, ... I'm going to win it and go off next year and become the real heavyweight champion of the world.

I have been champion for a long time and I am more surprised by how long it has been. I always knew it would end one day.

I have been a champion with every team I have played with,

I felt like a race horse in a world without racetracks or a champion college footballer suddenly confronted by Wall Street and a business suit, his days of glory shrunk to a little gold cup on his mantel with a date engraved on it like a date on a tombstone.

I feel good that I'm able to be one of the few people that can be in the 1,000 meters and still potentially be the 10,000-meter Olympic champion as well. The better my start gets, the more competitive I'm going to be.

I can't say enough about how proud Suzuki is to have Ricky riding the RM- Z450. We signed him at the beginning of the year knowing what kind of champion he is and the amazing work ethic that he has. It's been a joy to work with him this season and we truly appreciate his bringing home the 250 Motocross Championship to Suzuki.

Getting here was hard, winning here was really hard. For us to be the champion, I don't think there's a word for it.

Freddie is a champion from that perspective, he was really keen to go in,

I don't think anybody is harboring facts that the Big South Champion is going to the Final Four. But there isn't a kid on either of those teams that doesn't dream of hitting game-winning shot or going to the NCAA Tournament.

I don't think we played that well, but we showed a lot of character considering the number of injuries we had. We stuck to our game plan in a very tactical game but we did well to come and beat the Currie Cup champion on their home ground.

I don't think you're going to hear anything about Phil's next step in the NBA, if there is a next step in the NBA, until a new champion is crowned. I don't think Phil is going to accelerate the pace of any discussions. He has obligations that are non-NBA related. As it turns out, his calendar of engagements ... frees itself right around the time the NBA playoffs conclude. That's the time when we could really jump into it if there are serious offers.

I don't understand why Floyd spent all this time trying to make a fight with Winky, ... I am the undisputed welterweight world champion -- just seven pounds heavier than Floyd -- and he wants to move to 154 and face a man with no titles? I don't get it.

I enjoy playing here so much. It's meant so much to me. I've been fortunate to be a champion here. With Carl, my caddy who is just a great friend, a wonderful person. We're just enjoying being here, really.

He's had injuries, but you've seen him fight on American TV. ... It's denigrating my own man. I don't understand it. He will be there on March 4 and see where we are. I have all the faith he will prove to the world how great of a champion he is.

He has worked tirelessly to get that bill through. He has been the champion of small business in the Senate this year.

He is a driver with talent, ability and maturity, he manages to finish all his races. My record is going to be in good hands. Everything happened very quickly in my career. It was a very great honour for me to break Jim Clark's record (as youngest champion),

We're proud to have her part of our family. There's no question in anyone's mind -- she's the reigning world champion -- that she is the best in the world. She's a great person. She has been an absolute pleasure to work with.

Today, I have signed a 'platinum chip' world-class champion whose persona transcends sports and approaches folklore in the Philippines. I feel privileged that Manny has chosen me as his promoter.

Today, if you walk down the street and ask the first 20 people who the heavyweight champion is, they don't know the answer, and that's a crime. There should be one heavyweight champion. Having more than one heavyweight champion is like having more than one president.

What would happen is the champion would be protected.

He reminds me of how Maurice did that. He showed he deserves to be the Olympic champion, now he's the world champion and he's started to come into his own.

Having a state champion is what every coach dreams of. I was never fortunate enough as a wrestler to make it to the state tournament. So being able to coach a state champion is a huge thrill for me.

Having our defending champion commit to the tournament this early in the year is a strong statement about what fans can expect from the 2006 Pilot Pen.

He's a champion and he's won so many golf tournaments,

Her goal is to be a champion tennis player. She's a former No. 1 junior player in the world. She continues at age 21 to grow on the WTA tennis tournament. She's 100 percent committed to her tennis. That is her first priority.

He seems to be a pretty good horse. I'm not ready to crown him a champion yet, but he was pretty impressive.

History will mark its day of sadness when a great liberator of the Filipino people and a champion of God passed away, ... his wisdom and profound love for the poor and oppressed.

He's a three-time state champion and everyone has been gunning for him all year long. Give him credit. He responds to the pressure of big matches. I think he's just one of those once in a lifetime kids every coach is lucky to have at some point.

He's been an outstanding world champion and I really appreciate everything he's done for snooker over the past year.

He was looking at the big picture, and that's how Jack's mind worked. That is why he was the champion that he was. He was always a great sport.

He was a huge champion of the idea and a big cheerleader for the movie, and this is where it gets heartbreaking, ... We were supposed to bring it over to his house and screen it for him right after Sundance, and he died while we were at Sundance.

He was a champion and it was a great privilege to have been around him. Even though he'd been out of service for a couple of years, we kept him in the same stall so he still felt he was part of things. That's what he deserved.

Having a champion at 171 pounds, sooner or later you're going to have to make him an Athlete of the Week or something. We'd like to see him get a little further in the tournament.

He is the essence of sports in Kansas City and why there is a Truman Sports Complex and, frankly, why the two teams are there. He is and always will be a champion of all sports in Kansas City.

Haroon is already a Four Nation and British champion and he thinks he's going to be better than me. We spar a lot and sometimes, even though he weighs only 6½ stone, he can hurt me. I give him one back then - just to let him know who's boss.

Guess what, if we're going to be a champion we've got to come back. The bottom line is we still have life.

Kids who walk away from the Chandler Rotary meet as champion or even in the top three should feel a sense of accomplishment. We wouldn't miss this meet for anything.

Jake lost to an outstanding wrestler. He's a two-time state champion and ranked second in the nation.

Jake finished close behind Ben White of eventual team champion Liverpool. Jake has been looking forward to this race against one of the top runners in New York and came away disappointed. I think this set back will fuel Jake to beat White next time.

Jack Jones is the greatest living trade unionist and a fearless champion for standing up and fighting back for justice,

John had another outstanding year. This is his third year in a row that he was conference champion. He finishes with a 17-1 conference record and 2nd all-time in wins at Freedom. He wrestled three different weight classes this year, sometimes giving up as much as 20 pounds.

It came down to me and Gully. We both had S, and it was going down to the wire, and I shot the old free throw with the eyes closed and put him away, ... It was the most dramatic game of H-O-R-S-E in the three-year history of the tournament, and I'm still the undefeated champion of H-O-R-S-E at my house.

It came down to a shootout, which to me isn't a true champion. It comes down to one-on-one and that's not hockey.

I was disappointed, because I wanted to be a state champion in my senior year. But there were some excellent wrestlers in that tournament. All were great to just get there. I still was disappointed, though. I came so close to winning it all.

I was against the defending champion having to qualify, but we need to thank FIFA for changing the rules. We would have immense difficulties if we hadn't played the qualifiers. It allowed our players to play in a competitive situation, similar to what they will find in the Cup.

I think we're a better division than we were a year ago. I don't know if all of us are, but collectively, that's the case. I think the North champion will be above .500.

I think it was about more than tennis today. It's really to do with your heart when you are playing against the defending champion and against him in his hometown. It's really difficult to serve it out and finish the match. I think that's the most difficult thing.

It has been a long time coming. I've been close a lot over that stretch of time, and I had that car accident in '98 and was sidelined for a few years. To come all the way back and be a champion again, I'm just tickled to death.

It has been a long time coming, ... I've been close a lot over that stretch of time, and I had that car accident in '98 and was sidelined for a few years. To come all the way back and be a champion again, I'm just tickled to death.

I think we are first and foremost needing medical folks who can really champion the cause.

I was a commissioner of the Big Eight, and he was a champion miler. He was an outstanding young athlete.

I think they've learned how to be competitive at the next level. They know that they have to come in and play a full 80 minutes. They saw what an eventual state champion did last year, and I think it gives them an idea as to what it takes to advance to states beyond regions.

I think there's a little bit more to play for in the spring time than there is in the summer because everybody wants to be a champion at their high school and that's the main difference I see between coaching legion ball and coaching at the school.

Jeff will defend his titles November 5 and Showtime will televise it. Jeff is not only the most active world champion in boxing, he is the shining light of the 12stone division. Jeff has successfully answered every challenge in his professional career, but when it came time for Calzaghe to face Jeff, his team threw in the towel.

Jeff will defend his titles November 5 and Showtime will televise it, ... Jeff is not only the most active world champion in boxing, he is the shining light of the 12stone division. Jeff has successfully answered every challenge in his professional career, but when it came time for Calzaghe to face Jeff, his team threw in the towel.

Jeff is on the way up. You can't say that he's a champion that's on the fade, ... He's made some excellent defenses, he's a big puncher, a good all-around fighter.

Last year, everybody felt that the champion was going to be a team that made it clean through the final 10,

I see it as my career-defining fight. I have been champion for eight years, but have not had the big unification fight against a top fighter. Now, I have the opportunity.

I retired as a champion pumpkin paddler a few years ago, but I will go back in the race next year if she's in it.

People are putting this thing as if Lewis is the champion and Denny the challenger. Denny is going to retain his title. He will still be the champion when all this is over.

Our schedule is tougher than last year because of the addition of a match against Carmel on April 11, but I would expect the team's dual record to remain above .500 this season. While Cathedral remains a solid favorite to repeat as team champion in the City Tournament, we are optimistic about our chances to finish in one of the top two spots. We should compete for a couple of the individual City championships as well.

Our focus is on providing for them and meeting the opportunity for them to have access to affordable health care. That is exactly what they need. Our goal is to be the champion for 1.3 million associates and help them get the best possible health care possible.

Our cash and stock offer is far more attractive to Champion shareholders,

Rep. Nancy Johnson has always been a champion of legislation to protect the Arctic Refuge as a wilderness area. Showing great independence, Rep. Johnson has led the effort in the House to block efforts to use the budget process to open up the refuge to oil and gas exploration. Her leadership has been indispensable to the millions of Americans who place a priority on safeguarding our environment and protecting America?s great wilderness areas.

Pat is a champion and a leader and he brings great experience to our team. He's consistent, he's tough and he's simply one of the best defenders ever to play in this league.

Part of what tonight is about is to keep the spirit of John Peel alive. To seek out new music and champion new talent.

Our objective is to find another Subaru world champion and we'll do all that we can to help Chris and Stephane reach that goal.