David Robinson Quotes

I let my racket do the talking. That's what I am all about, really. I just go out and win tennis matches.

I really don't care about stats. I don't care about any of that stuff. I just care about performing each and every weekend and helping my team win ball games.

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.

The day I stopped worrying about stats is the day I started winning

I don't think you ever will yourself to win. I think you prepare yourself the best you can, get yourself in the best mindset you can get in, and go after 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.

When you get out in the field, it's just like any other game. You want to be the same player, the same team that has gotten them to that point. I don't think you have to do anything special. Just be yourself and allow all the time you put in that take over and get the job done.

I don't think about how going to be the match. I think about try to do the right things to win. I don't think about how easy can say or how tough can say. I go on court. I try my best.

I always felt tennis and winning was a byproduct of doing everything right.

Whether it's boxing, basketball, or badminton, one must be ready to succeed before entering the arena...long before the lights come up.

Just like any other game we're taking on we've got to prepare, prepare hard, mentally, physically. We've been practicing hard.

You rewind. You think of your preparation. You think of everything you did throughout the week, your life, the practices, the intensity. Everything flashes, and you come right back to that point. And it's like, game on.

When I go out on court, I don't care what I look like. I don't care if I'm out of my bed as long as I win the match, and that's what I'm there for. It doesn't matter what I'm wearing, it doesn't matter what I look, it doesn't matter what my hair feels like. All I feel is the moment I have to play well, give my 100% and win the match.

I look forward to competing.

Ninety percent of my game is mental. It's my concentration that has gotten me this far.

I've been racing for my whole life, and I know what I need to do to be able to win.

I've learned over the years that it doesn't matter where you pitch in the rotation. For me, preparation is everything.

Of course I used to smile and laugh in 1976, but not when I was competing. Please show me somebody who laughs when they are concentrating; I always smiled.

I'm a competitor. I like to win games. I like basketball and I like to win games.

I take the opportunity 3s, and I think I'm one of the better shooters.

I go into each game with the same mindset of showing people what I can do and letting the rest take care of itself.

It doesn't matter whether it is your first game or your last game: you want to win.

When you are a professional, you go into the next game wanting to win.

I know how good I am, and I know where I can go if I'm in the right mindset and respecting my opponent.

Once I'm at the training ground, I'm focused, preparing for the next game.