Lance Armstrong Quotes

When we race in London a world record will be the last thing on our minds.

I never read my press when I was competing. I never got caught up in what I was doing at that moment.

The world record will come to me when I run the world record race. I'm just trying to perfect my race. I'm looking for perfection.

When I'm starting a race, I just completely narrow down my vision and focus on what's directly ahead of me.

I trained myself to perform on the field.

I don't think about the press or the crowds or the other leaders of the race. The focus is only on myself. As soon as I see the targets, I tune them out.

The successful golfers - they're like astronauts or pilots. They have that demeanor that they can focus and stay within that one moment and nothing distracts them. That's not me.

A lot of times when I ran, to be honest, I didn't know where I was in the race. So I always was looking up at the scoreboard to say, 'Just call my name to see where I am,' because I tried to have such tunnel vision not to distract myself.

One of the reasons I connect to the Super Bowl is that I approach my shows like an athlete.

If you think about racing too much you may just lose it a little bit.

When I go out on the ice, I just think about my skating. I forget it is a competition.

The only thing I want to think about the moments before a race is competing. I don't want the little things to distract me.

I let my racket do the talking.

I was so locked in. At one point I remember thinking, I'm not going to be a father, boyfriend, friend, whatever. I'm here to play.

When the big games come, I show up.

When you fully focus in the match, you don't think too much about the atmosphere and the climate. Even if the temperature goes up, we will both sweat the same.

All I want to do is to play my tennis and try to do the best possible on the court.

If I have learned anything from my coaches, it's that the next game is the most important. The next game is the one that gives you confidence or gets you into trouble.

As an athlete, it's very important to have an open mind and to be willing to learn.

I want to play against the best, and that's what I'm doing, just going out there and being focused, just competing every possession.

At a track, it's different, there's pressure, things like this, so to be yourself is a bit different.

I don't know how I look when I'm on the court to tell you the truth, I'm just focused.

If you are a team that wants to win something, you have to play for 90 minutes with concentration and focus.

I'm just going to go out there and try to win the race. When you go out there trying to go for a record, you're usually not going to get 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.