Karen Carney Quotes

I've always been working just to be a world champion and it's a dream come true.

I was only 24 then, but 18 of those 24 years had been dedicated to wanting to get to that moment.

If you have ambitions, dream of what you wish to accomplish, and then put your shoulder to the wheel and work.

Ever since I was a kid, I've dreamt about winning the Brazilian league, and I still dream about it now. I am doing everything I possibly can to make my dream come true.

This has been my dream since I was a little girl. I've worked so hard for this moment, and its finally coming true and I couldn't be more happy.

I'm a champion. It's all I ever wanted.

I dream of getting to the belt. I know I'm gonna get there. I'm gonna be the champion.

I've been very blessed to accomplish everything I've wanted to. Anything I've put my mind to, I've done it.

All my life, I wanted to be champion.

I was never planning on just making the UFC, I was always planning to be champion.

I've won the world title - what I've dreamt of since the age of eight.

I didn't ever realize that my ceiling would be this high, that I would be able to play at the major-league level. But here I am. I've been doing it for a while now, so it's certainly a blast. It's something that I want to cherish and make the most of.

I remember being a kid and saying, 'One day, I'm going to have a ranch. One day, one day, one day.' And now, I'm fighting in the UFC. I'm here making the money, and that one day is here. I can finally go get those things that I want.

I told you all I was going to be No. 1, and I did just that.

You really have to work hard and apply yourself and by applying yourself and working hard and being diligent, you can achieve success.

Success is about dedication. You may not be where you want to be or do what you want to do when you're on the journey. But you've got to be willing to have vision and foresight that leads you to an incredible end.

I wanted to be a world champion.

My No. 1 goal, and what I've spent my entire life striving to achieve is to win a World Cup. I want to retire so badly with that World Cup, but if I don't, then I'll retire knowing that I've done everything I could to get it.

I wanted a NBA basketball gym at my house and that's what I worked hard for and I was able to achieve that.

During the past 23 years, I have set a number of goals for myself and I'm proud to say that these goals have been achieved.

A dream doesn't become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination and hard work.

I have accomplished everything I set out to accomplish when I started playing the sport at 7. And probably even more.

I'd rather stay out of the limelight until I've done something I feel proud of.

As long as I have ambition, maybe I can achieve something for my country.

I would like to instill in people just to work hard. As long as they keep at it, their dreams will happen.