Lleyton Hewitt Quotes

The most important thing is to take it game by game. I've always done that my whole career. Game by game, step by step, and not looking too far into the future.

Especially in this league, you can have a tendency to look ahead, but really, it's about one taking one day at a time, one game at a time.

When I'm playing my best, like I was at the U.S. Open, I feel on top of the match and able to do exactly what I want. There are other times when you're not in control, but that is tennis and you have momentum changes in every single match.

Tennis is a big puzzle. It's not any more physical or mental; you have to have all the pieces first, and then you have to put all the pieces together. For me, it took me time.

Obviously, you've got to go out there and focus on each fight before moving onto the next one.

You want to start fast in each game, you want to start fast in each season and take it a week at a time.

I just look ahead to the next match. I just want to keep going and not look too far ahead.

You have to take each match as it comes.

I am just focusing on one match at a time.

I'm just living in the moment, trying to win every game. That's all I'm focused on.

To me, you have to take your schedule and just take things one game at a time.

When you've won a lot of matches you know how to play the important moment - you have a great feeling on court, confidence. You know what you have to do, when to go for the shots or when to play solid. It's really clear in your head, and you trust in your hands.

I'm never afraid during a game, and I have no negative thoughts. I think about what I have to do. Which players can be substituted? And where I can manage to squeeze in a slight advantage? I remain very calm, which is why I never engage in any sideline antics.

For some reason, the busier I am at the track, the better I tend to race. I think it's because I don't have to deal with all the distractions outside the car that can get me in trouble at times.

For me, every tournament is important, and I feel that if I don't go into them with 100 per cent focus, I will not be ready for the Grand Slams.

We always think that the next match is the most important one.

I'm the kind of guy that I cannot just lock myself in the room and just think tennis for 24 hours.

It's just about taking each game as it comes and hopefully being up there at the end of the season.

People only see two hours of a tennis match where you're fighting and running and sometimes getting upset. There's a lot more than those two hours. Going out there and playing is actually the easy part.

I just play in the moment, play in the game one game at a time.

In tournament football, you cannot dwell on things for too long.

Focus on what needs to be done that day. Don't think too far ahead. Once you start thinking too far ahead, you get distracted by things that don't matter on that day.

Goalscoring depends on how relaxed you are in front of goal.

I know it is a cliche, but I am just going to focus on each game and try to do as well as I can.

When I do get in the game, just getting me going. How do you get me going? If that's running plays or things where I can impact and get going. But once I'm in the flow, I'm in the flow. It's hard to get me out of that.