I'd be a fool to surrender, when I know I can be a…

From nobody to upstart. From upstart to contender. From contender to winner. From winner to champion. From champion to Dynasty.

— Pat Riley

If segregationists had their way, I would not be a member of the United States Senate today, I would not be a top contender…

— Kamala Harris

I'd much rather be in this position where people might be talking about me as a contender than turning up and sort of being…

— Tommy Fleetwood

I think I'm just a really lucky guy and that's why I got in the No. 1 contender spot.

— Yair Rodriguez

I can walk into a restaurant and knock five guys out, become 5-0 real quick. It's about the quality of opponent. You have to…

— Eddie Alvarez

For me, to get any match is fine. For me to be thrown right into the mix and be named No. 1 Contender for…

— John Cena

To headline an HBO event and fighting a former world-title contender like Jennings is what I have been preparing my whole career for.

— Luis Ortiz

Every champion was once a contender that refused to give up.

— Sylvester Stallone

That's the difference between the champion and the No. 1, No. 2 contender - the ability to make decisions.

— Gilbert Burns

Until you announce me as the #1 contender for the WWE Championship, I suggest you watch me make snow angels.

— CM Punk

I can't keep fighting and being the No. 1 contender for years.

— Johny Hendricks

I don't want to go to a team that's only won a few amount of games, but it doesn't have to be a contender.

— Jamal Crawford

Where my mind is and where I'm going, I'm here to fight the best. I'm here to go after it and be a contender.

— Khalil Rountree Jr

I want to take fights that interest me, move me up in the rankings and set me up to be the No. 1 contender.

— Kelvin Gastelum

“I could have been a contender, if I’d cared enough.”

— Simon R. Green