Anna Maxwell Martin

I was always a show girl. My parents were wonderful. There wasn't a lot going on where we lived, but they ferried me to classes and competitions all over the place. When I was 12, I came to London as a finalist in a singing competition and I was completely wide-eyed.

English Actress

Tyrann Mathieu

Not too many people have my story. And this is my story: A guy goes from unknown to a Heisman Trophy finalist. He gets kicked out of school. He absolutely rebounds himself. He becomes a millionaire. He's taking care of his family. And then he's getting injured.

American Athlete

James Harden

Being named as a finalist for the USA Basketball National Team is an unbelievable feeling and an opportunity that is truly humbling. It is an honor to be included with such talented players and I look forward to the chance to represent my country this summer.

Pia Toscano

When I first found out that I was an Idol finalist, I cried tears of happiness. I was just so happy, and my family was there and the fact that got to see that moment and share that moment with me was just everything to me.

American Musician

Naima Adedapo

I cried when I found out I was a finalist, I kind of went limp when they called my name. I felt like my spirit jumped out of my body, and I was just flesh - it was just amazing.

Alex Scott

I was never motivated by money. I wanted to be an FA Cup finalist. I wanted to walk up the steps at Wembley. I wanted to win the league. I still only ever want to win trophies.

English Athlete

Myron Rolle

As soon as I learned that I was a finalist, it was no question in my mind that I was going to put myself into the competition for the Rhodes scholarship.

Bahamian Athlete

James Durbin

The first think I did when I found out I was a finalist, was, I don't remember, because it felt like it was an out of body experience.

Steve Nash

Anytime you play a finalist it's going to be a challenge.

Canadian Athlete

Robert Scheer

I was a finalist for the Pulitzer as a reporter.

American Journalist

The term 'finalist' implies reaching the final stage of a competition, not just participating.

Competition Stage

'Finalist' doesn't mean the winner; it includes those who compete for the top spot.

Not Always Winning

The significance of 'finalist' can vary greatly depending on the prestige of the competition.

Context Importance

 is national geographic i've been reading national geographic magazines since i was a little kid being confirmed as a finalist nothing like this has ever happened to me before in my life national geographic is known around the world for us iconic photography now we're asking you to inspire us with images you take over the next three days

Assignment: Inspiration...

 the finalists are announced in the competition. Can you imagine, in the bureaucratic world of yesteryear, getting anything done in a four-month period of time? You can barely fill out the forms in that amount of time, let alone generate real, palpable innovations that improve people's lives.

Beth Noveck: Demand a...

 exotic picture or never-before-seen picture and I think you know I'll speak to this a little bit we see an answered in this in our three finalists we see an absolutely incredible storm and whether occurrence it's very unusual and we also see a smaller kind of daily life though

Hangout: Behind the...

 life after beating out hundreds of qualified candidates and being one of three finalists for the position of a music director in California the search director committee chairman simply said to me I'm sorry you just don't look like what our audience expects the conductor

How to bring classical...

 2012 to june of 2012 the finalists are announced in the competition can you imagine in the bureaucratic world of yesteryear getting anything done in a four-month period of time you can barely fill out the forms in that amount of time let alone generate real palpable

Demand a more...

 And we picked nine finalists, and then those nine finalists were distributed throughout the entire region, and then the community picked their design. They said, this is our design, because it's not only about engaging a community; it's about empowering a community,

Cameron Sinclair: A call...

 first breakthrough junior challenge prize make a video about science I loved science and I've made videos my whole life it was the perfect thing for me to do I learned a lot by looking at all the finalists videos Ryan talked about

2016 Breakthrough Junior...

 us how it's gonna be I'm gonna be so proud when one of my kids win a Nobel Prize because they will finalists from 78 countries regions and territories around the world can think of it as the Olympics of science fair

Science Fair – Trailer PIPE...

 John McCain, and both of the finalists for the Democratic nomination -- all three have a very different and forward-leaning position

New thinking on the...

 being confirmed as a finalist nothing like this has ever happened to me before in my life i still can't believe i made it to this