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title: "11 Wanted Champion Quotes by 11 authors"
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> [I wanted to be champion. I know fame comes with that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-weidman/i-wanted-to-be-champion-i-know-fame-comes-with-that/)

[Chris Weidman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-weidman/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a12/chris-weidman-4251_champion_i-wanted-to-be-champion-i-know-fame-come_1034020.png)

> [All my life, I wanted to be champion.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jake-lamotta/all-my-life-i-wanted-to-be-champion/)

[Jake LaMotta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jake-lamotta/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/109/jake-lamotta-8672_champion_all-my-life-i-wanted-to-be-champion-1189_1189149.jpg)

> [Part of me didn't know if Australia wanted its champion to be gay.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-thorpe/part-of-me-didn-t-know-if-australia-wanted-its-champion-to-be-gay/)

[Ian Thorpe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-thorpe/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c7e/ian-thorpe-20569_australia_part-of-me-didn-t-know-if-australia-want_1425506.jpg)

> [Sometimes I wanted to be the champion in multiple weight classes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patricio-freire/sometimes-i-wanted-to-be-the-champion-in-multiple-weight-classes/)

[Patricio Freire](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patricio-freire/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/407/patricio-freire-5633_champion_sometimes-i-wanted-to-be-the-champion-in_537534.jpg)

> [When I was a boxer, I wanted to be champion of the world, not the richest man in the world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-foreman/when-i-was-a-boxer-i-wanted-to-be-champion-of-the-world-not-the/)

[George Foreman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-foreman/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7c6/george-foreman-2028_boxer_when-i-was-a-boxer-i-wanted-to-be-champi_1179405.png)

> [I wanted "Champion" to accompany that whole growth situation, 'cause I feel like, if you go overtime, you will become a champion.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ace-hood/i-wanted-champion-to-accompany-that-whole-growth-situation-cause-i/)

[Ace Hood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ace-hood/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2a7/ace-hood-5403_accompany_i-wanted-champion-to-accompany-that-whol_2624326.jpg)

> [“Shitty of me to attempt to take the credit, but i couldn't help it. I wanted to be her champion.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katie-mcgarry/shitty-of-me-to-attempt-to-take-the-credit-but-i-couldn-t-help-it-i/)

[Katie McGarry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katie-mcgarry/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/000/katie-mcgarry-456_attempt_shitty-of-me-to-attempt-to-take-the-cred_2575285.jpg)

> [It's true I wasn't as important at Chelsea. I never demanded that. What I wanted was to be a champion, because few…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/filipe-luis/it-s-true-i-wasn-t-as-important-at-chelsea-i-never-demanded-that-what/)

[Filipe Luis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/filipe-luis/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d5d/filipe-luis-16446_champion_it-s-true-i-wasn-t-as-important-at-chels_2982788.jpg)

> [When I started off riding, you dream about being champion jockey. Then I wanted to be champion jockey again. Then I wanted…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-mccoy/when-i-started-off-riding-you-dream-about-being-champion-jockey-then/)

[Tony McCoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-mccoy/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5a5/tony-mccoy-10409_about_when-i-started-off-riding-you-dream-abou_2108476.jpg)

> [I always wanted to be the champion, and I had belief in myself that I could achieve it. But along the way,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-bisping/i-always-wanted-to-be-the-champion-and-i-had-belief-in-myself-that-i/)

[Michael Bisping](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-bisping/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1ea/michael-bisping-5189_achieve_i-always-wanted-to-be-the-champion-and-i_1200170.jpg)

> [In the beginning of my career, I've always had plans, dates, the year I wanted to become champion, but things happened different…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gilbert-burns/in-the-beginning-of-my-career-i-ve-always-had-plans-dates-the-year-i/)

[Gilbert Burns](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gilbert-burns/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/476/gilbert-burns-6818_beginning_in-the-beginning-of-my-career-i-ve-alway_2398553.jpg)

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