Championship Contention Quotes

Winning the Rookie of the Year would be nice but making the playoffs would be even nicer for me.

Carmelo Anthony should do what makes him happy - either stay with the Knicks and be mediocre, or get with a contender and help them get over the hump.

For a team of Evergrande's level, fans hope to have the top coaches and the coach will definitely face various pressures.

I don't know any other other team that got to the finals without two all stars.

Brett Favre plays for championships. That's the only reason he puts up with all of this stuff. He's going to start to figure out, if it's true, that the Packers are not going to be competing for championships. The moment that comes into his heart - oh my gosh, the Packers are not going to be able to make it - that's the day he retires. It won't take much once he realizes that's where the Packers are going.

Our goal in Liverpool is to create the kind of stability that the Red Sox enjoy. We are committed to building for the long term.

I'm very excited about my new agreement with the Heat. This contract allows me to address all of my family's long-term financial goals while allowing the Heat the ability to acquire those players that we need to win a championship.

We would love to have Gary down here. He's still tenacious on defense, and I know he still wants [a title]. And I'm the only guy in the world who can get him one.

The Yankees can buy all the stars they want, but that doesn't guarantee they are going to win.

Being able to put the ball in the back of the net is so important at the highest level and could be the difference between reaching the semi-finals and actually winning the World Cup.

For a young player like me, it is good to play for a club that can get to the semi-finals because one of the reasons I play football is for these big games.

Pat Riley, Dave Checketts and Ernie Grunfeld - they brought the Knicks back to the glory days. It started with Rick Pitino. We took our first step with him, making the playoffs. When Pat came in we just kicked the door open.

At the end of the day, if you look where The Shield was, where else are we going to go? Are we going to share the WWE World Heavyweight Championship? I don't think so.

If I continue to just get to the playoffs every year, I guess you could say I arrived, but right now I'm just trying to find my way.

Back-to-back Presidents' Trophies, I don't think that happens too often.

The goal is to hit your stride, stay in the hunt and be playing your best football in December.

It's a big deal to get to the NCAA Tournament.

Chris Paul, president of the NBA Players Association, can lead an entire league but can't lead his team when it really counts.

There's no doubt that the squad needs strengthening if we are to get back up among the top three because they are operating on another level to us at the moment.

Ferrari's only objective is to be at the top, in other words, to compete for the World Championship. That's our right. Winning is another matter. It wouldn't be a disgrace to come in second after a tough fight.

The regular season doesn't matter.

That's one of the reasons I decided to come to Boston - to contend and win a championship, especially with the history of the Celtics and what they stand for.

They're fighting for the championship, that's not a coincidence: I believe they have developed as a team. They've become much stronger, the squad is more balanced. And they still play the way Arsenal always play. They want to have the ball, they like playing it short, and they have outstanding individuals.

Our goal is a title. With LeBron, we are in 'win now' mode.

The postseason is more important than stats even though I do want them.