Championships Quote by Michael Johnson

In any sport, you need a rival.

— Phil Taylor

What makes great rivalries is when individual or team matchups occur, something's got to be on the line, and usually that's a championship.

— Doris Burke

I don't have any rivalries with anybody.

— Brandon Moreno

For me, I'm in the driver's seat; I'm No. 1 in the world. I've won the last couple of meetings, and I've won the…

— Roger Federer

It's not good to focus on one person or two persons about being your rivals. The important thing is just to train hard and…

— David Rudisha

I can honestly say that every time I go on court, I see the opponent in a competitive way, but not a rival.

— Simona Halep

If you enter a sport, you'd rather reflect on competing against people who are considered the best in history, rather than having what could…

— David Coulthard

The biggest rivalries I've had were with Eddie Guerrero and The Undertaker. I had long, long feuds with both of these men, and both…

— John Layfield

Of course, rivals do affect athletes mentally, but if you are competing with top-notch athletes, you will push each other, you will encourage each…

— Liu Xiang

Once you're a NASCAR champion, you're kind of in another elite division instead of just being a competitor or a race winner.

— Kyle Busch

I think that the relationship between two top-level athletes who are rivals is one of the most fascinating human relationships to explore. It's always…

— Chris Cleave

Champions are not the ones who always win races - champions are the ones who get out there and try. And try harder the…

— Simon Sinek