Daniela Hantuchova Quotes

Mary Joe Fernandez rarely has a bad loss. She never tries for stupid shots.

Chess is a very tough game, and psychologically a tough game. And of course, chess needs a lot of qualities, human qualities. And so you must have a very strong nervous system, and then you must be well prepared; you must be able to work a lot.

It is never easy to win but it is a lot easier to win when you play well. The key is winning golf tournaments when you are not playing so well. Managing your game is something that I feel that I am still learning to do.

Tennis is mostly mental. Of course, you must have a lot of physical skill, but you can't play tennis well and not be a good thinker. You win or lose the match before you even go out there.

I have matured in my shot selection but will not discard my style. I don't believe in wasting balls.

Even when my opponent hits a very good shot, I don't just want to get it back. I want to get it back so they have difficulty. And then I can control the point.

I felt very calm and controlled. That's what you've got to feel and do when it's time to win. It's easy to say, hard to do.

As an international cricketer, you have to keep reinventing the wheel, being consistent is part of it.

I try to tell young guys - like, if I see a young guy pressing, I try to tell him to relax and play your game.

Fortunately, the way I play tennis, I don't have to spend too much time analyzing or worrying about my opponents. I typically try to focus on my own game, and I know if I do that and execute, I can beat anyone.

I've tried to learn something from other players and how they are really focused on the Grand Slams. I couldn't do that in the past.

I think there is no better way for our players to improve and learn to perform under pressure than playing regularly with India.

Very often, you can go into one game and do really well, and then you have to find that level of performance so quickly again.

I'd rather be an athlete than a fighter, an athlete is going to go there and figure out the ways to win, see the holes in the game.

If I get annoyed because I'm not in the headlines and don't do well in training, I won't do well if I have to go in. I've to be prepared because the World Cup isn't easy.

A lot of people say they're competitive, and they think that means they scream and yell when they lose. I'm not like that. I don't scream and yell. I just win. At anything I do, I win.

Some players can just act like 'whatever' off the field and then play amazing. Not many, but some. I just wasn't wired like that.

I let the game come to me. I just try to read plays. I don't like taking bad shots. I want the best shot for the team.

You've just got to play yourself at the end of the day - just try and keep to your game, keep focused and if you can do that, you've got a good chance of beating anyone.

My attitude as a footballer was to always be prepared - make sure you're the fittest and know who you're up against. And that's exactly how I treat the media side.

As you get stronger, you learn to maintain the position against higher rated players. This comes with experience.

It's good for your career as a sportsman if you watch other professional sports - how they're behaving and how they react in difficult situations.

I just go out and play my best tennis.

In both snooker and poker, you have to play your best under pressure; I was always able to do that. I don't think it is something you can teach. Your mental strength, your confidence, your self-belief has got to be very strong. That is the common denominator.

I just wanted to become a better player at everything - someone who is a real tough matchup to guard.