344:), discipline or game. Being a champion at any sport or game requires an extraordinary amount of focus, discipline, drive and complete dedication, usually from a young age. What separates a world champion from the average competitor aside from natural ability and environmental advantages with access to the best training facilities, is the ability to focus on their goal and to become the best of the best, the obsession to continually improve and mental conditioning required to focus on becoming the best in the world at their given subject.
500:
251:. In an ideological sense, encompassing religion, a champion may be an evangelist, a visionary advocate who clears the field for the triumph of the idea. Or the champion may merely make a strong case for a new corporate division to a resistant board of directors. Such a champion may take on responsibility for publicizing the project and garnering funding. But in this case he or she is beyond a simple promoter. The word is thus used as a verb.
266:
57:
224:
258:
is a large company that is dominant in its field and favored by the government of the country in which it is based in the belief that it will be in that country's interests if the company is successful in foreign markets. The practice is controversial, and economists mostly don't believe it's
181:. There can be a territorial pyramid of championships, e.g. local, regional/provincial/state, national, continental and world championships, and even further (artificial) divisions at one or more of these levels, as in
287:
of both prowess in combat and of causes, the latter most commonly being either patriotic, romantic or religious in nature (thus becoming models of virtue). This reaches its most literal meaning in a
236:
In a broader sense, nearly any sort of competition can be considered a championship, and the winner of it a champion. Thus, there are championships for many non-sporting competitions such as
154:
295:" is appointed for ceremonial purposes at the coronation of an English Monarch, to defeat any challenger to the monarch's right to be crowned.
548:
520:
473:
439:
405:
371:
121:
140:
93:
17:
100:
78:
107:
543:
89:
74:
38:
67:
341:
429:
395:
30:"Championship game" redirects here. For the last game of a single-elimination tournament, see
463:
193:
In certain disciplines, there are specific titles for champions, either descriptive, as the
37:
This article is about the concepts of being a champion and championing. For other uses, see
255:
182:
8:
337:
292:
31:
514:
333:
329:
114:
469:
435:
401:
367:
185:. Their champions can be accordingly styled, e.g. national champion, world champion.
298:
504:
361:
288:
228:
198:
397:
Think Like a
Champion: A Guide to Championship Performance for Student-Athletes
537:
310:
220:
competitions (not just national, also at lower levels) in the Low
Countries.
291:, in which each combatant champions the cause of one side of the trial. A "
237:
309:
of ancient history, in which the outcome of the conflict is determined by
284:
302:
194:
178:
174:
499:
431:
Hidden
Champions: Lessons from 500 of the World's Best Unknown Companies
157:"cempa" or "cempan" stood for 'warrior' in the ancient Anglo-Saxon texts
275:
The original meaning of the word partakes of both these senses: in the
306:
276:
269:
Cambridge
Spinners celebrate their back to back championship in 2016.
241:
205:
265:
56:
363:
Championship selling: a blueprint for winning with today's customer
153:
317:
between the best soldiers ("champions") from each opposing army.
223:
217:
45:
513:
280:
260:
465:
O.m.a. Obsessive Mental
Attitude: The Ultimate Mental Attitude
528:
360:
Blake, Tom; Hodson, Tom; Enrico, Tony (19 September 2005).
314:
202:
301:
refers to a type of battle, most commonly found in the
529:
How to Be a
Champion in Any Sport by Michael McCree
81:. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
359:
231:celebrate their first championship in nine years.
208:; or copied from social hierarchies, such as the
535:
455:
353:
27:Victor in a challenge, contest or competition
461:
387:
366:. J. Wiley & Sons Canada. p. 2.
259:beneficial, but it has long been used in
244:. In this context, it is used as a noun.
141:Learn how and when to remove this message
421:
393:
328:is a title used to denote a winner of a
264:
222:
152:
434:. Harvard Business Press. p. 203.
14:
536:
216:('king' and 'emperor') in traditional
427:
524:. Vol. 5 (11th ed.). 1911.
462:Gambordella, Ted (2 February 1998).
79:adding citations to reliable sources
50:
549:Terminology used in multiple sports
468:. Dr. Ted Gambordella. p. 98.
394:DeVenzio, Dick (1 September 2006).
24:
283:were expected to be champions and
25:
560:
492:
428:Simon, Hermann (1 January 1996).
320:
498:
55:
332:in a particular sport (such as
66:needs additional citations for
400:. BookPros, LLC. p. 265.
227:Final Day of the 2009 season,
13:
1:
503:The dictionary definition of
347:
7:
10:
565:
197:in Turkish oil wrestling,
188:
43:
36:
29:
39:Champion (disambiguation)
44:Not to be confused with
521:Encyclopædia Britannica
247:It is also possible to
342:professional wrestling
270:
254:In economic policy, a
232:
158:
268:
226:
165:(from the late Latin
156:
263:and other countries.
183:association football
75:improve this article
338:professional boxing
32:Final (competition)
334:mixed martial arts
330:world championship
271:
233:
159:
475:978-1-4404-3940-7
441:978-0-87584-652-1
407:978-1-933538-54-9
373:978-0-470-83675-0
256:national champion
151:
150:
143:
125:
18:Championship game
16:(Redirected from
556:
544:Sports champions
525:
517:
515:"Champion"
502:
487:
486:
484:
482:
459:
453:
452:
450:
448:
425:
419:
418:
416:
414:
391:
385:
384:
382:
380:
357:
313:, an individual
299:Champion warfare
249:champion a cause
173:in a challenge,
146:
139:
135:
132:
126:
124:
83:
59:
51:
21:
564:
563:
559:
558:
557:
555:
554:
553:
534:
533:
512:
495:
490:
480:
478:
476:
460:
456:
446:
444:
442:
426:
422:
412:
410:
408:
392:
388:
378:
376:
374:
358:
354:
350:
323:
293:King's Champion
289:trial by combat
191:
147:
136:
130:
127:
84:
82:
72:
60:
49:
42:
35:
28:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
562:
552:
551:
546:
532:
531:
526:
510:
494:
493:External links
491:
489:
488:
474:
454:
440:
420:
406:
386:
372:
351:
349:
346:
326:World champion
322:
321:World champion
319:
273:
272:
252:
245:
190:
187:
149:
148:
63:
61:
54:
26:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
561:
550:
547:
545:
542:
541:
539:
530:
527:
523:
522:
516:
511:
509:at Wiktionary
508:
507:
501:
497:
496:
477:
471:
467:
466:
458:
443:
437:
433:
432:
424:
409:
403:
399:
398:
390:
375:
369:
365:
364:
356:
352:
345:
343:
339:
335:
331:
327:
318:
316:
312:
311:single combat
308:
304:
300:
296:
294:
290:
286:
282:
278:
267:
262:
257:
253:
250:
246:
243:
239:
238:spelling bees
235:
234:
230:
225:
221:
219:
215:
211:
207:
204:
200:
196:
186:
184:
180:
176:
172:
168:
164:
155:
145:
142:
134:
123:
120:
116:
113:
109:
106:
102:
99:
95:
92: –
91:
87:
86:Find sources:
80:
76:
70:
69:
64:This article
62:
58:
53:
52:
47:
40:
33:
19:
519:
505:
479:. Retrieved
464:
457:
445:. Retrieved
430:
423:
411:. Retrieved
396:
389:
377:. Retrieved
362:
355:
325:
324:
297:
274:
248:
213:
209:
201:in Japanese
192:
170:
166:
162:
160:
137:
128:
118:
111:
104:
97:
85:
73:Please help
68:verification
65:
303:epic poetry
195:baspehlivan
179:competition
538:Categories
348:References
277:Feudal Era
101:newspapers
90:"Champion"
206:wrestling
169:) is the
131:July 2010
506:champion
285:paragons
242:wargames
199:yokozuna
163:champion
481:28 June
447:28 June
413:28 June
379:28 June
281:knights
229:Fitzroy
218:archery
189:Meaning
175:contest
115:scholar
46:Champon
472:
438:
404:
370:
261:France
214:keizer
210:koning
171:victor
167:campio
117:
110:
103:
96:
88:
122:JSTOR
108:books
483:2013
470:ISBN
449:2013
436:ISBN
415:2013
402:ISBN
381:2013
368:ISBN
315:duel
307:myth
305:and
212:and
203:sumo
94:news
340:or
240:or
177:or
77:by
540::
518:.
336:,
279:,
161:A
485:.
451:.
417:.
383:.
144:)
138:(
133:)
129:(
119:·
112:·
105:·
98:·
71:.
48:.
41:.
34:.
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
