“To me, the most important part of winning is joy. You can win without joy, but winning that’s joyless is like eating in a four-star restaurant when you’re not hungry. Joy is a current of energy in your body, like chlorophyll or sunlight, that fills you up and makes you naturally want to do your best…”— Bill Russell, csmonitor.com
“You can't win. You can't beat me. That's why I'm here and you're there. Because I'm a winner. I'll always be a winner and you'll always be a loser.”— Larry David, Rick Levitan, Fred Applegate, imdb.com
“I took less money so we could stay competitive, so we could win championships. That's all it was about.”— Tim Duncan, mysanantonio.com
“For me, winning isn't something that happens suddenly on the field when the whistle blows and the crowds roar. Winning is something that builds physically and mentally every day that you train and every night that you dream.”— Emmitt Smith, profootballhof.com
“It was a much bigger thrill to play on a winning team in 1960 than for me to win the batting title in 1961 when we finished sixth. When you’re with a bad team, you don’t have the incentive to keep going. Winning is such fun.”— Roberto Clemente, en.wikiquote.org
“Wins and losses come a dime a dozen. But effort? Nobody can judge that. Effort is between you and you.”— Ray Lewis, books.google.com
“A winner is someone who recognizes his talents, works his tail off to develop them into skills & uses these skills to accomplish his goals.”— Kevin Garnett, twitter.com
“Management has all the cards. They get the people and I work with what we get. At least I don't bitch and moan and demand to be traded. You think it's a bundle of laughs playing with a team that wins 35 every year? I still think this is a playoff team. I love New Orleans. I've spent a lot of my life…”— Pete Maravich, si.com
“Because no battle is ever won he said. They are not even fought. The field only reveals to man his own folly and despair, and victory is an illusion of philosophers and fools.”— William Faulkner, amazon.com
“You don’t always win your battles, but it’s good to know you fought.”— Lauren Bacall, harpersbazaar.com.au
“You can't teach the beast. It's either in you or it isn't. You can't just go to the store and buy a six-pack of beast. It don't work like that.”— Kevin Garnett, cbssports.com