Francesco Totti Quotes

To be a Barca goalkeeper, it's not enough to have quality. You have to make decisions and execute them.

I've had matches go 38 minutes. To be able to move for 38 minutes and have somebody's life in your hands is a difficult thing.

The mental aspect of being a goalkeeper is very important so you have to go into the game with full concentration and confidence. That is a big part of your game and the Premier League is the most demanding league for any goalkeeper.

You can't lose your concentration at all. And there are times when you're on the stage, and you've got silence, which is wonderful, but you have to have the confidence to make you realize it's fine. You can't suddenly wobble and think, 'They're not interested.'

The big trick in putting is not method; the secret of putting is domination of the nerves.

Nothing focuses your mind quite like flying a jet. That's one reason NASA requires that astronauts fly T-38s: it forces us to concentrate and prioritize in some of the same ways we need to in a rocket ship.

You can't swing with hesitation; you can't try to steer the ball to the flag; you can't worry about that water hazard as you take the club back. You have to pick the right club, visualize the shot you want to hit, and then focus on that shot until the ball is gone.

Things slow down, the ball seems a lot bigger and you feel like you have more time. Everything computes - you have options, but you always take the right one.

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

Confidence in golf means being able to concentrate on the problem at hand with no outside interference.

When you're in the presidency, and when you've got a major decision to make, you just put everything out of your mind and focus on that decision like a laser beam and when the decision is finally made you just put everything else out of your mind because there's another one right behind it and then you've got to focus in on that.

Whether you are on stage or playing golf, all it takes is one person to throw everything off.

In front of 40,000 people, you don't really want to drop a catch or misfield. It's part and parcel of the game.

It pumps me up - the whole idea of the bowler marking his run-up, popping at the crease, the crowd chanting, nerves building up. It's a very good feeling. Right from the first ball, I know I have to be at the top of my game.

As a goalkeeper, you've got to have mental toughness, and that's one thing I'm good at.

It gives me a lot of confidence to play with my feet, and I have to be focused for 90 minutes.

A lot of guys, when the ball is coming, sit there and look at the clock; then it makes you rush your shot.

I always, always decide where I'm going with the ball before I take a penalty shot, stare at the ball, follow through, and never look at the place that I'm going to shoot.

Sometimes, you go into an audition, and sometimes you're just not on it completely 100 percent.

If you let yourself believe that you are unsure about what you're doing, then the game is fast. But if you go out there and you're confident and have an idea of what you're supposed to do, then the game slows down for you.

When you step up and take a penalty, it's 50/50 - but you've got to back yourself.

I didn't take many penalties, but I never missed one.

I'm only 18 and playing on this big stage; sometimes you have to be really good in front of the goal. I feel like that's something that I really have to work on, and that's something that I'm going to work on in training.

Come fight night, there will be nerves, but it's how you react to those nerves - doing what you need to regardless - that's how you win fights.

You can see players do things in training that aren't a problem but they can't in a game situation. You have to work on it, relax and be brave.