They're great athletes saying 'I want to test my mettle at the highest level and see if my short game can compete against the big hitters,' ... They're getting the attention because they're the underdogs, hitting the 4-iron when the guys are hitting the 8.
Quotes about underdogs (16 Quotes)
I know we're underdogs. It's a good feeling. You don't have anything to lose. We can just go out and play. Our town, they really support high school basketball, so for us to continue our season gives them something to cheer about. We're gaining more fans every day.
We may have limped onto Broadway as the underdogs, but underdogs bite back occasionally.
We would have been the underdogs in any group as it's our first appearance in the finals and we don't have the experience.
I am sure we are the underdogs, but that's OK. We probably were two years ago, too. We know what we are facing, but I also know that we have some die-hard competitors who play pretty good defense. We have some kids who can play some pretty good basketball, too.
I've loved March Madness since I was in elementary school. Basketball is a team game, and whatever team plays best that night deserves to win. That's the beauty of college basketball. You look around the country and see underdogs beating top teams.
Against Juventus we were massive underdogs, so to beat them was fantastic.
I really don't care, but I mean at the same time I'm pretty sure they feel like they're underdogs and feel like their backs are in the corner. What can you say You're in Los Angeles.
I think (defensive line coach) Tim Cross made a great statement 'It isn't about if we can play with them, but we need to win,' ... I was informed today that we were underdogs. I was informed of the amount (21 points). I will tell you, in my coaching career, this is the most I've ever heard that I was an underdog in a game other than a basketball game that I did win. Obviously, we have quite a test.
They had the pressure. When you win the President's Trophy you're supposed to be a pretty good club -- and they were -- but we were the underdogs and just came in played. That got us through.
Being an underdog by one point or 50, it doesn't matter. I'm glad we are an underdog. Underdogs have more that they can achieve. They have more enjoyment if they're able to climb to the mountain top.
Anyway People are unreasonable, illogical and self-centered. Love them anyway. If you do good, people will accuse you of ulterior motives. Do good anyway. If you are successful you win false friends and true enemies. Succeed anyway. The good you do today will be forgotten tomorrow. Do good anyway. Honesty and frankness make you vulnerable. Be honest and frank anyway. People favor underdogs but follow only top dogs. Fight for some underdogs anyway. What you spend years building may be destroyed overnight. Build anyway. People really need help but may attack you if you help them. Help people anyway. Give the world the best you have and you'll get kicked in the teeth. Give the world the best you've got anyway.
In the end, glorification of splendid underdogs is nothing other than glorification of the splendid system that makes them so.
I still see us as underdogs. Seattle's been one of the top teams in the league, throughout the entire year. We're a No. 6 seed and barely made the playoffs. We've got a tough challenge ahead.
We were clearly underdogs before the series and people thought it was a two horse race (between Australia and South Africa) but here we are. We believe in ourselves and back ourselves and we played almost as well as we can today.
We are pretty much considered the underdogs here but I have a lot of confidence in the young women that are here and we are really looking ahead to a good match.