#world champion

I think that the World Champion should try to defend the quality of play more than anyone else. ↗

— Boris Spassky

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Nowadays it would be reasonable to have an annual world championship. ↗

— Boris Spassky

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On the other hand, chess is a mass sport now and for chess organisers shorter time control is obviously more attractive. But I think that this control does not suit World Championship matches. ↗

— Boris Spassky

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What it is saying is that someone who was a world champion and who takes care of himself with a 17-year rest and applies the proper training techniques and perseverance could be successful. ↗

— Mark Spitz

#care #champion #could #himself #perseverance

All these nice people saying I'm going to be world champion won't make me any faster, you have to believe it yourself. ↗

— Sebastian Vettel

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Only one guy can be world champion, and so if everyone else thought they were failures you'd have no one left on the grid. ↗

— Mark Webber

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I've enjoyed winning races in both 500cc and MotoGP and enjoyed leading the world championship and contesting it right up until the end. ↗

— Sete Gibernau

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I'm proud of my triumphs. I've dreamed of being world champion, I've had some difficult times and they've made me value the good times. ↗

— Sete Gibernau

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Athens is a great place for me. It is my second home. It's where I won my first world championship medal, it's where I set my world record. ↗

— Maurice Greene

#championship #first #first world #great #home

We had a party with the rest of the skaters in our trailer and then the next day we were off to see Jimmy Carter. And then we had the World Championships the next weekend, so not a lot of chance to catch up. ↗

— Eric Heiden

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