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Quotations regarding 'Winning'

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I try to do the right thing at the right time. They may just be little things, but usually they make the difference between winning and losing.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, American Athlete (1947-  )
Were this not Texas, were there not a state where there were no protections at all and where the law was clear on that, I think CBS and Mary Mapes and Dan Rather and all of us had a very good chance of winning. So this is an ongoing battle about an issue of principle.
Floyd Abrams, American Lawyer
It has something to do with the facts and the law and who the judges are. So I think lawyers sometimes exaggerate their role in winning and losing. Lawyers do have a role, and a major role, but they're not the only players in this game.
Floyd Abrams, American Lawyer
The way forward is by building political support for republican and democratic objectives across Ireland and by winning support for these goals internationally.
Gerry Adams, Irish Politician (1948-  )
I didn't lose. I got second. That's still winning,' she said. 'How could I be unhappy with second place? There are a million people who would love to be in my position.
Lauren Alaina, American Musician
Winning brought me a wonderful sense of completeness.
Tenley Albright, -
Winning is the science of being totally prepared.
George Allen, Sr., American Coach (1918-1990)
Winning the Revolutionary War, or the Civil War, or World War II were the turning points in our history, the sine qua non of our forward progress.
Stephen Ambrose, American Historian (1936-2002)
I had to do something special coming in. I didn't do it, so I had to do it in the playoff. Winning the Mercedes is awesome. Winning three times is a dream come true.
Stuart Appleby, Australian Athlete (1971-  )
Fighters with 13 fights are winning world titles, and of course they don't know how to behave.
Alexis Arguello, Nicaraguan Athlete (1952-  )
I think I went on a nice winning streak of about 20 fights until I fought Jorge Reyes and he stopped me in 6 rounds after I punched myself out.
Alexis Arguello, Nicaraguan Athlete (1952-  )
Winning is about heart, not just legs. It's got to be in the right place.
Lance Armstrong, American Athlete (1971-  )
You've got to get to the stage in life where going for it is more important than winning or losing.
Arthur Ashe, American Athlete (1943-1993)
From one match to the next, I kept on winning.
Tracy Austin, American Athlete (1962-  )
Winning that first game was so important; my mother always said that the first game of the second set was the chance to keep it going if you were ahead or change things if you were behind.
Tracy Austin, American Athlete (1962-  )
But you say, does it represent change? The change is that we are fighting an insurance industry that has killed health reform for generations. They're spending tens of millions of dollars right now to defeat this bill, and we're on the doorstep of winning a great victory for the American people.
David Axelrod, American Public Servant (1955-  )
Pearl Harbor caused our Nation to wholeheartedly commit to winning World War II, changing the course of our Nation's history and the world's future.
Joe Baca, American Politician (1947-  )
The momentous thing in human life is the art of winning the soul to good or evil.
Francis Bacon, English Philosopher (1561-1626)
Ted Turner sailed into the meeting, and I mean sailed. He holds himself as if he were at the helm of his sailboat, in the process of winning the race.
Joseph Barbera, American Cartoonist (1911-2006)
Coaching is easy. Winning is the hard part.
Elgin Baylor, American Athlete (1934-  )
 
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