Linford Christie Quotes

Someone like Shane Warne played the game on and off the field really well and got into guys' heads. Even though he couldn't bounce you and hurt you physically, he was verbally aggressive and would let you know he'd get you out. He made batsmen doubt themselves. I learned from players like him and made a point of incorporating it into my own game.

There is no point in winning contests if you can't leave mental scars on the minds of the opposition teams.

In cricket, there is a lot of psychology in the game, especially if you are watching people who are not top-class.

Mourinho is known for getting under players' skins, tickling and goading better performances out of them.

There are various psychological advantages you can take into boxing match. One is getting your opponent to fight with emotion and anger because he hates you.

It helps if the hitter thinks you're a little crazy.

What's important is to get into the pitcher's head: to know what he's made of.

If the offensive player starts losing confidence, that gets the defender's confidence up - and I think the team can feel it.

In boxing, there are lot of things that happen where they try to slow down the process and try to get to the other team, trying to get into our heads.

The more you get a batsman out the more it becomes psychological. A batsman starts thinking about it and making something of it in his head.

Some players need pressure to get the best out of themselves.

It's important to get under your opponent's skin and let them know that you are coming for them out in the middle. When you do that, half the battle's won!

Don't try to beat the goalkeeper...Tr y to destroy the goalkeeper.

The greatest players use anger as fuel. Michael Jordan played every night with something like road rage.

For me, making my intent clear to the batsman before he stamps his authority is important. Playing with his mind is a way of attacking rather than setting attacking fields.

I don't need to scare the other athletes. When I'm running, I will scare them.

I guarantee you that's what Jeff Gordon does. He uses everything the fans throw at him to stoke his fire and it drives him to be better at what he does.

Every chick I try to intimidate in a different way. You have to think about their personality. You have to think about what would get under that particular person's skin the most.

I just smile. And they - my opponents don't like it when I smile at them. They think I'm playing or something. But - like I smile throughout the whole fight. Sometimes I'll be throwing combinations and I just smile and stick my tongue out at them.

The period before the game can be important to influence opinions, characters, personalities, feelings, and, of course, I use that to touch my players, to touch opponents, to touch supporters.

I don't think enough players channel the energy of the crowd. If it's done properly, and you don't let anger overwhelm and distract you, it's like a shot of adrenaline in the arm, and it gets the crowd pumped up.

I never chased around with the opposition or got too well acquainted with them, because when the time in the ballgame came up where I had to pitch inside, I didn't want to hesitate.

There are at least three kinds of advantages that the pitcher and batter contest. There's the physical advantage, the strategic advantage, and also the psychological advantage. I didn't want two out of three. I wanted them all.

I was never the most technical; I was never the best at one aspect at this sport, but what I was always good as was negating people's strengths and putting them in terrible situations where they're uncomfortable.

Been dealing with pressure since I've been playing sports, so that's why I play the position. It's a pressure-packed position and I love it.