Alistair Overeem Quotes

The will to win is important, but the will to prepare is vital.

Most people have the will to win, few have the will to prepare to win.

There are great disciplines from being a sportsman that you can transfer into being an artist. The preparation, the sacrifice, the constant desire to improve.

Win or lose you will never regret working hard, making sacrifices, being disciplined or focusing too much. Success is measured by what we have done to prepare for competition.

Confidence comes from discipline and training.

I always put my boxing first.

You've got to get good habits of working hard so that when that play comes up during the regular season that you're able to complete it and do it the right way.

The most important thing about skating is that it teaches you to do the things you should do before you do the things you want to do.

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

To achieve some depth in your field requires a lot of sacrifices. Want to or not, you're thinking about what you're doing in life-in my case, dancing.

I'm not some crazy party animal. That's OK. If you say you want to be the best, you have to do what the best do - train, research, eat right, take care of yourself, and be. Don't pretend.

To get where you want to go you can't only do what you like.

To be number one, you must train like you are number two.

You have to make sacrifices. You have to work out, to be relaxed in your mind, to focus on what you're doing.

I just come to training, work hard, go home, prepare for the game, then play.

It's my job to show up, make weight, and prepare to be a world champion if that opportunity presents itself.

In football, you only work for the things you can control. You cannot control the outside world: you can only control your preparation; you can only control your performances.

Both Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi never ever stop playing for the team. If I were young today, they are players on which I would mirror myself. Players of this level, play for the team. Players that are the best because they prepared themselves to bet You don't see these players going out, on social media, skipping training to be in parties.

I believe in my training camp. I believe in my coaches. I believe in what I do. I believe in the work I put in.

Honestly, it takes a lot of dedication and sacrifice. When I was trying to get better a couple years ago, I was not going out. I had a couple of people get mad at me. I wasn't going out and partying, I was just doing what I had to do to get better.

A champion must be ready at all times.

At 15, I went to boxing. That's when I really wanted to be a champion, so that gave me a goal in life, so it kept me focused on training instead of other things.

It's all about getting your head down, focusing, working hard, competing in training, keeping fit, and picking up points.

I started working out, eating a good diet, and just did everything I could that I thought would benefit me. I also started studying a lot harder in school. It matured me a remarkable amount and made me completely focused.

In order to get to where I want to be, I have to do the right things off the field, first.