Andre Iguodala Quotes

Getting in my head and talking trash, that's not going to work.

I regard sledging, chirping, whatever you want to call it, as one of the weapons at my disposal.

There are a lot of players who fiddle around with their towel in your shot or they get up out of their chair to see if a ball's on when you're about to play your shot.

Mayweather does tease people all the time. He likes to get under your skin. That's what he's like.

There can be a lot of mind games going on between the players. When you're about to serve, people will try to throw you off your rhythm by taking a walk. If you're tired, you can't show that at all to an opponent.

I try to get in people's heads. My job is to get the ball, so if I'm talking trash to an O-lineman or quarterback or receiver, and they start thinking about me, that's good, because they aren't thinking about the game anymore.

I don't really do it on the field, but off the field, I use it to my advantage. I'll talk a lot of smack.

If a pitcher sees you fiddling with the bat, he'll stall until your arms are tired before you even get a chance to hit.

How about a little noise. How do you expect a man to putt?

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.

Everybody gets all worked up about trash talk but it is what it is - it's talk... You ask any player, honestly, if trash talk's gonna affect how hard they play, because if a little trash talk affects how hard they can play, it just lets us know that they were holding back or weren't playing harder or as hard as they could.

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

I do have a tendency to talk a lot at the poker table, which throws people off because they spend a lot of time trying to read me. But I talk a lot when I have a good hand and when I have a bad hand, too. Sometimes it annoys people so much they can't wait to get out of the tournament. And that can only be good for me.

I think permitting the game to become too physical takes away a little bit of the beauty.

As athletes, when you find something that gets to someone you have to press their buttons.

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

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.

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

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.

I love when guys come at the beginning of the game and start talking trash. It gets me going.

I reckon you have to put a presence in front of your opponent - a bit of confidence and attitude - and then you can change what their next move may be.

Rankings mean nothing. You have to talk trash.

When I put my helmet on, I'm ultra competitive, talking trash.

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.

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.