champion

Nothing was or is farther from my intentions, than to enlist myself as the champion of a fixed opinion, where I have only expressed doubt.

Every challenge is a chance to become a champion.

When you think of quitting, remember why you started!

I'm a lover not a fighter. But when I have to fight, I fight to win. There cannot be another outcome.

The champions of liberty have the medal for any necklace. (Les champions de la liberte - Ont la médaille pour tout collier)

Sometimes life is your opponent and just showing up is a victory.

My knight may not wear a coat of shining armor, but his code of glowing honor will never fail to protect us both from evils far worse than any fire-breathing dragon.

I'm prouder of him than I've ever been of myself - I'm proud of him for standing up to me

You can choose to fight your journey every step of the way or you can embrace it, recognizing each stumble or setback as a opportunity to strengthen your character, finesse your craft, and deepen your passion. Oh this journey can be beautiful if you allow yourself to enjoy the rain!

What's the point of keeping in touch with the girl you're crazy about, when you're dying?

Greatness, whether athletic or otherwise, doesn__ come from those content on just being but from those who seek being the difference.

People are always blaming their circumstances for what they are. I don__ believe in circumstances.The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want, and if they can__ find them, make them.

Now, as we stand three feet apart and stare at each other, I feel the full distance that comes with spending so much time apart, a moment filled with the electricity of a first meeting and the uncertainty of strangers.

There is a scene in one of the Rocky movies where after the match Apollo Creed and Rocky are waiting for the scoring of their brawl all beat up and battered, obviously both fighters gave all they had to win, and Apollo Creed says to Rocky - "Your not getting a rematch" and Rocky says "I don't want one".I love that scene. That's when you know that you left no doubt - that your opponent, win or lose, never wants to compete against you ever again. That's fighting.

Hers is a timeless life weaving through other longer lives like a flash of lightning in a clouded evening sky.

I felt like a champion because I was figuring shit out. I was a doer and a getter-doner, and it was okay to be identified by the neighbors as the little lady who had a dump truck of manure delivered, a load that made the entire neighborhood smell like a dairy barn for weeks.

The phony surrender's over