Per Mertesacker Quotes

Self-belief is certainly an issue you need to make sure you look after when you've lost heavily in two games.

In tournament football, you cannot dwell on things for too long.

I don't talk that much when I do well and I try to talk even less when I'm not doing well. All that really matters is the next game and helping us win.

I think I have become mentally stronger now, and I have full confidence that I can finish close matches.

If it's a good play, don't get too high. Make a good play, follow it up, and then if it's a bad play, if there's a mistake or there's something wrong, don't worry about it.

You can make all the excuses you want, but if you're not mentally tough and you're not prepared to play every night, you're not going to win.

I know there's a lot of pressure, but I'm just going to go out and play my game.

If I want to average 32 points a game, I can do that easily. It's just eight, eight, eight, eight. No problem. I can do that anytime. That's not being cocky. That's confidence.

After I lost the first set, I was like, 'OK, I need to get help because I can't play this way.'

As a tennis player you can win and you can lose, and you have to be ready for both. I practised self-control as a kid. But as you get older they both - winning and losing - get easier.

Always imitate the behavior of the winners when you lose.

When games are close together you have to draw a line under the first match whether you win or lose, and then start again for the next one.

There are periods when you feel really good. You feel the ball is bigger. The court is larger. You feel like you can't miss. And then there are periods when you feel, 'OK, I'm not feeling great.' But I still need to try to find a way to win.

Some games don't go the way you want them to go, but you still have to find a way to win.

It's true there are a lot of frustrations, but it's down to me to try to put them to the side and concentrate on what's essential to me, my game and also to adapt to the opponent.

To play with pressure is always a good thing. I like to play with pressure.

I'm not the type of player to let the 3s get me down: 'Oh, I'm missing a couple of 3s. I don't want to do this no more.' No, I'm out there playing basketball, and I'm not going to let that get me down.

When you get 10-15 minutes, you can't be sad or angry with the coach. You just have to play your game and do your best. That is in my mind always.

I don't put myself under huge pressure because if I don't play well at one grand slam, I know there's another one just a couple of months away.

To win games, we need to be focused for 95 minutes. If not, you always pay in football.

It's tough when you don't know if you're going to play or when you're going to play. But keeping the consistency and keeping in shape is important.

I think the one thing about Kawhi is he literally stays level-headed all the time, he never gives up, he never gets down.

At times, you are mentally but not physically prepared; at times, you are physically but not mentally prepared. I would be lying if I said it doesn't affect your performance. But the sooner you get over it, the better. So you discipline yourself. That is why fitness counts.

I just go out there and play basketball. I'm not worried about missing. I just got to be thinking about the next shot.

After I make some bad shots, it makes me bear down and concentrate more.