When you're watching people in non-title fights making four times the amount of money that a champion makes, it takes away the flavor of being a champion.
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What makes a champion great is how he dethrones the guy before him. Look at Mike Tyson against Trevor Berbick and how he crushed him. You have to rip the title away from him.
There's a difference in thinking you are a champion and knowing that you are.
In sports, you simply aren't considered a real champion until you have defended your title successfully. Winning it once can be a fluke; winning it twice proves you are the best.
A champion is someone who gets up when he can't.
To be a champion you must act like one, act like a champion.
Champions are not the ones who always win races - champions are the ones who get out there and try. And try harder the next time. And even harder the next time. 'Champion' is a state of mind. They are devoted. They compete to best themselves as much if not more than they compete to best others. Champions are not just athletes.
When at a young age you learn to face your fears, that makes the difference between people being champions and people not being champions.
To be a champion requires more than simply being a strong player; one has to be a strong human being as well.
To be a champion, I think you have to see the big picture. It's not about winning and losing; it's about every day hard work and about thriving on a challenge. It's about embracing the pain that you'll experience at the end of a race and not being afraid. I think people think too hard and get afraid of a certain challenge.
You know what a champion is? A champion is someone who's ready when the gong rings - not just before, not just after - but when it rings.
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