"The fight is won or lost far away from witnesses - behind the lines, in the gym and out there on the road, long before I dance under those lights." - Muhammad Ali

"It ain't over til it's over." - Berra, Yogi [Lawrence Peter] (1925- ) on playing hard, in 'Yogi, It Ain't Over...' (1990) 1973

"Progress is nothing but the victory of laughter over dogma." - Casseresm, Benjamin de

"It's not who wins or loses that counts--it's who keeps score." - Short, Solomon

"Somewhere in the world there is defeat for everyone. Some are destroyed by defeat, and some made small and mean by victory. Greatness lives in one who triumphs equally over defeat and victory." - Steinbeck, John

"I've wrestled with reality for 35 years, and I'm happy, Doctor, I finally won out over it." - Stewart, Jimmy in 'Harvey' 1950