Brad Stevens Quotes

If I miss a shot, make a turnover - move on to the next play, don't compound the mistake by getting down.

Even if I do miss a shot, I'm going to be comfortable to get back up there and shoot the same shot again. Make or miss, I'm not going to be frustrated but move on to the next play.

I don't think I'm going to dwell on one pitch. You've got to be able to shake that off in the middle of the game.

Every good tennis player has to have a short memory. Good or bad.

I just do the job to the best of my ability and then you have to move on. You have to watch things back to learn from them, but I try not to dwell or worry about what people might think. I don't read reviews if I can help it.

The secret of joy is the mastery of pain.

You hit a bad shot, you have to get over it right there and then so you can get focused on the next one.

You can make almost anything a learning or positive experience. I think I offer a good example of how to make the most out of what life gives you and how to keep moving on.

After a loss like this we just have to go back and work harder. We got outplayed and that's all there is to it. You have to let it go, move on and just work harder.

I learned a long time ago that I can't control the challenges the creator sends my way, but I can control the way I think about them and deal with them

Having a dance background, I became used to rejection at an early age. Dance is very competitive, especially for a sensitive person like me. But I realized it's better not to take it so seriously. If you beat yourself up, it's hard to keep going.

I think it's my personality to overcome things, learn from them and become stronger, both personally and professionally. To be honest, I welcome those hardships.

That's my gift. I let that negativity roll off me like water off a duck's back. If it's not positive, I didn't hear it. If you can overcome that, fights are easy.

Once you lose everything, what's the worst that's going to happen to you? You develop a self-assurance.

The ability to manage your emotions and remain calm under pressure has a direct link to your performance.

But I believe we must not allow feelings of defeat to take root in our hearts.

He is happy whom circumstances suit his temper; but he Is more excellent who suits his temper to any circumstance.

The mark of great sportsmen is not how good they are at their best, but how good they are their worst.

My attitude is that if you push me towards something that you think is a weakness, then I will turn that perceived weakness into a strength.

My philosophy is to not be scared of anyone. If I play well, great; if I don't, I learn from the match and move on.

I have survivor skills. Some of that is superficial - what I present to people outwardly - but what makes people resilient is the ability to find humour and irony in situations that would otherwise overpower you.

'Fabulosity' is to get up when you've been kicked down, and it's not to go after who kicked you down.

You feel like you need to deal with a lot if you're from Cleveland, so you learn to let things roll off your back, and you learn that humor is the best way to deal with it.

Don't let the incidents which take place in life bring you low. And certainly don't whine. You can be brought low, that's OK, but don't be reduced by them. Just say, 'That's life.'

I do a good job of staying positive and just moving on.