Age Quote by Anderson Silva

When I was about 12, I realised I wasn't going to make it as a top footballer, but I won my first British ABA…

— Joe Calzaghe

As a child I was very involved with sports and I knew at age 9 that I wanted to be an Olympic champion.

— Marion Jones

I have been following World Cups since I was 11 years old. The competition inspires me.

— Vijay Shankar

I wanted to be a world champion of some sorts since I got into the industry, when I was 15 years old, and I…

— Cody Rhodes

I have been playing soccer since I was about four years old. You always hope you can reach the top of the profession, that…

— James Rodriguez

I always aimed to be a champion when I first started the sport.

— The Korean Zombie

My first goal was to become world champion and I did that against Ricky Burns at 135. Once I conquered that, I set myself…

— Terence Crawford

I got to experience soccer at the highest level at a young age; I decided I wanted to be part of that for as…

— Mia Hamm

When I was 30 I became world champion and that's when I started to make a living.

— Phil Taylor

When I was growing up, all my friends at school wanted to be the world's best soccer player. I wanted to be that, too,…

— Viktor Hovland

My goal is to become a world champion.

— Henry Cejudo

I turned pro to be a world champion. Obviously that's the first goal, but I want to be the best in the world.

— Callum Smith