11.   Dmitriev, who graduated from Leningrad State University with a degree in French, credits his success to his lack of a formal design education.

12.   He credits his success to the secret family recipe for marinating meat.

13.   He also credits the success to having staffers in each city working on each site.

14.   Holmes credits his success to the last election, in which a bevy of Democrats were swept into office.

15.   Hogan credited his success to a dawn-to-dusk work schedule on the practice range.

16.   In a speech Tuesday night, Brown credited his success in part to a healthy turnout in Bayview-Hunters Point and other heavily African American areas.

17.   Ironically, the Japanese credit their success to an American, the late Edwards Deming.

18.   Jefferson credits his success to a rigid upbringing, both at home and school.

19.   Jim Colbert, a top golfer on the senior PGA Tour, reportedly credits his success to the magnets taped to his back.

20.   Light credits his success to putting the big payoff at the back of his mind.