Mitch Gaylord Quotes

Debra Winger doesn't let anything interfere with her performance, which is the way it should be.

I was always really strict on myself about doing everything possible to prepare for competition.

Nothing is more important to me than the work itself. If I feel I am getting swayed too much, I take a step back… My focus is also on the performance.

I don't do too much outside of football during football season, because this is my job and I take it seriously. I don't do too much, don't really go out at all that much, don't eat out or anything, try to stay focused and stay to myself.

Talent without discipline is like an octopus on roller skates. There's plenty of movement, but you never know if it's going to be forward, backwards, or sideways.

If one can stick to the training throughout the many long years, then will power is no longer a problem. It's raining? That doesn't matter. I am tired? That's besides the point. It's simply that I just have to.

The world went by, and we didn't get caught up in all the other things, because we didn't have time. We had no spare time. It was always thinking about training and focusing on what we wanted, our goals.

My ability to concentrate and work toward that goal has been my greatest asset.

My tendency is to be quiet and to stay focused and in character. Not the entire time, but certainly to stay focused while I'm on set.

I used to have tears in my eyes on the way to practice because I was so focused. For me, track and field was serious business. I didn't have any friends. I was very isolated and very focused.

The discipline as a dancer carried over into my life.

When I was 12 there was a big shift in mindset and I realised that if I want to get something out of it then I need to work hard and focus all my energy just for this sport and that's when I started training and taking things more seriously. I became a lot more self-critical and analysed the driving more and more, and that was when I was 12.

For most of my 20s I felt the need to focus solely on my goals and let nothing distract me.

You just have to keep working hard in training.

I know my mindset. I know how hard I work at my craft.

There's no excuse for losing for me.

When my entire focus is on training and just preparing... I just do 100-percent that and nothing else.

It takes a lot of hard work to stay committed and focus on what I wanted to achieve.

I'm as much of a human being as the rest of the world. But if I don't train, I don't win. If I don't focus, I don't win. So I don't have a choice: I just have to run.

I gave up tennis to study, but not before it had shown me how to focus and concentrate. It taught me self-discipline: I was playing four or five hours a day and doing five-mile runs. When I stopped, my energy had to be channelled into something else.

I have to work hard and give my all in games and training sessions.

You cannot be a winner without maturity and consistency.

There is no substitute for hard work, 23 or 24 hours a day. And there is no substitute for patience and acceptance.

The fight in theatre is focus, focus, focus.

I'm someone who always comes on the court no matter what's going on in my life. It's all about basketball and my teammates and my team. I don't let any distractions in, and I bring my best every night, regardless of what's going on or what people are talking about.