These Championship Team quotes will inspire you.
A collection of motivating, happy, and encouraging Championship Team quotes, Championship Team sayings, and Championship Team proverbs.
Inspirational Championship Team Quotes
- “I’ve been a very lucky guy. I played on championship teams. I played for Canada. I’ve won some awards and I’m very proud of those accomplishments. But I don’t think there’s anything greater than to come home and to be recognized at home. This is the pinnacle.” ~ Bobby Orr
- “As I and the rest of my Pittsburgh Steelers teammates prepared that week in late December 1974, we knew one thing: The road to the Super Bowl in the AFC went through Oakland. To achieve your dreams as a team, you had to slay the Oakland Raiders. They were the barometer of what it took to be a championship team.” ~ Joe Greene
- “I’m competitive. I’d love another chance to be part of a Stanley Cup championship team. That’d be awesome.” ~ Ed Belfour
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“I’d like to think that the nature of the two teams – Boston being a championship team over the years and the Lakers, same thing – was a lot bigger than Larry Bird or Magic Johnson.” ~ Oscar Robertson
- “I’m 31 years old and I want to be part of a championship team before my career is over.” ~ Mats Sundin
- “One thing about championship teams is that they’re resilient. No matter what is thrown at them, no matter how deep the hole, they find a way to bounce back and overcome adversity.” ~ Nick Saban
- “There are plenty of teams in every sport that have great players and never win titles. Most of the time, those players aren’t willing to sacrifice for the greater good of the team. The funny thing is, in the end, their unwillingness to sacrifice only makes individual goals more difficult to achieve. One thing I believe to the fullest is that if you think and achieve as a team, the individual accolades will take care of themselves. Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence win championships.” ~ Michael Jordan
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“Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence wins championships.” ~ Michael Jordan
- “If you think and achieve as a team, the individual accolades will take care of themselves. Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence win championships.” ~ Michael Jordan
- “Before we can talk about a championship, we have to practice like a championship team.” ~ Mike Singletary
- “I think this can be a championship team. But we do have to take it one game at a time. You can’t look at the end of the road before you get the next foot in.” ~ Michael Strahan
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“Everybody on a championship team doesn’t get publicity, but everyone can say he’s a champion.” ~ Magic Johnson
- “The heartbeat of a football team is the quarterback position and I think everyone who has any intelligence about the game understands you must have consistency at that position to be a championship team.” ~ Ron Jaworski
- “Some people asked me if it was going to be a downer to come back and play on a college team after playing on a world championship team, and I don’t think they understand what it is like to play here.” ~ Lorrie Fair
- “Practice is important. The regular season is important. Your meetings are important. Your walk-through is important. Everything is important. You want to be a championship team, there’s a price to pay. And that’s what you have to do. There’s no shortcuts. You can’t shortcut your way to success.” ~ Tom Thibodeau
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“Championship teams are built on being prepared, playing unselfishly and being held accountable.” ~ Jason Kidd
- “Winning teams at the NBA level, the college level, and the high school level all play team basketball. Championship teams have five players on the same page at all times.” ~ Hubie Brown
- “Coaches who let a championship team back off from becoming a dynasty are cowards.” ~ Pat Riley
- “The Mets have shied away from that iconic club because they don’t want the current one exposed to that hard-partying culture which, while well-documented, has also been somewhat exaggerated at times. The guys from that championship team are older and more mature now and can warn the current Mets about some of the pitfalls of fame.” ~ Mookie Wilson
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“It’s not about rugby, it’s about young men. It’s not about building a championship team, it’s about building championship boys. Boys who will be forever strong.” ~ Larry Gelwix
- “I have always wanted to be part of something special, and when I got to Boston.. actually, when I bought, begged and pleaded my way onto the Celtics.. it was already a championship team. I was just glad to be able to sit there and cheer and to be Larry Bird’s valet, to be sure that his shoes were fine and his uniform was folded neatly.” ~ Bill Walton
- “I really believe in setting goals, no matter what it is: whether it’s losing five pounds or making the world championship team.” ~ Dara Torres
- “I think there’s a lot of different ways to win. You’ve seen teams that win championships with a super-duper star like Kobe Bryant. Those championship teams with Michael Jordan certainly had a great, great player.” ~ Doug Collins
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“I want to play for a championship team. I want to win a championship.” ~ Richard Jefferson
- “I am looking forward to continue my career in Orange & Blue and to work with Phil Jackson, a champion who builds championship teams. Madison Square Garden is the mecca of basketball and I am surrounded by the greatest fans in the world.” ~ Carmelo Anthony
- “When you’re trying to build or change a culture, what do you do? I always say to take players from state championship teams because they only know one thing — winning.” ~ John Calipari
- “I don’t build championship teams, I build championship boys.” ~ Larry Gelwix
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“Do you want to choose winning over standing out? It’s a choice every player on every championship team has to do” ~ Doc Rivers
- “Usually a championship team is built on a strong defense. That is something you can bring to every game. A great attack is always going to be inconsistent – at least on the scoreboard – that’s the nature of the game.” ~ Anson Dorrance
- “Everybody wants to be on a championship team, but nobody wants to come to practice.” ~ Bobby Knight
- “If you have talent with teamwork, you’ve got a chance to be a championship team.” ~ Mike Krzyzewski
