Champ Quotes

You don't know what it is to be heavyweight champ of the world until you become the heavyweight champ of the world.

I figure I'll be champ for about ten years and then I'll let my brother take over - like the Kennedys down in Washington.

My father was champion of North Africa and he beat the European champ. He was very good, a professional for 12 years. We're from a big family of boxers. My father has seven brothers.

Gymnastics is my whole life, and I dream of going to the Olympics and being a world champ.

People could see in me who I am now, an Olympic champ, the best in the world.

I want to be like the athletes who seem stuck in time. When you see them at 50, you say they probably can still run like a champ.

It just meant a lot because it's something I've always wanted to do. I've always wanted to be a Senior National Champ. I was Junior National Champ in 2002, so now to be the senior champ is great.

I did my first recording. It was called The Champ.

My dad always said, 'Champ, the measure of a man is not how often he is knocked down, but how quickly he gets up.'

I wanted to become a champ - I was surrounded by champs in my family and in my neighborhood - and because of this stupid accident, I lost my opportunity.

To be a champ you have to believe in yourself when no one else will.