Yamamoto Tsunetomo Quotes

You've got to be more focused, especially starting and playing more minutes. You know the ball's going to be in your hand a lot so you've just got to be prepared for it.

The mind is the most important part of achieving any fitness goal. Mental change always comes before physical change.

The art of war teaches us to rely not on the likelihood of the enemy's not coming, but on our own readiness to receive him; not on the chance of his not attacking, but rather on the fact that we have made our position unassailable.

How prepared we are mentally is very important.

It's tough when you don't know if you're going to play or when you're going to play. But keeping the consistency and keeping in shape is important.

I know what I'm capable of when I'm prepared and dialed in.

If you're not successful at a certain weight, it rarely has anything to do with gaining or losing 10 pounds. It's something inside of you that you need to fix in order to win. It rarely has anything to do with cutting 10 pounds.

I gotta be able to beat good guys at any moment. I think that's what I'm taking.

I have never been ready 100% even when I was racing in my gold times.

What we can control is our readiness.

When I'm training; I'm prepared for anything.

Just have to continue to motivate myself to be ready at any time, be ready to go no matter what. Keep my mind busy and stay locked in.

I am someone who looks to be prepared for everything.

I steeled myself to focus only on the present yet remain alert to what might come next.

You prepare. You study. You've got to be ready for anything.

There is no fear. There are only two things. Trained and untrained.

Running makes you an athlete in all areas of life...trained in the basics, prepared for whatever comes, ready to fill each hour and deal with the decisive moment.

When the Goths are at the gates, forming study groups and praying for deliverance is not effective defense.

You make up your mind before you start that sacrifice is part of the package.

Let us speak courteously, deal fairly, and keep ourselves armed and ready.

All things are ready, if our mind be so.

In life's small things be resolute and great To keep thy muscle trained; Know'st thou when Fate Thy measure takes, or when she'll say to thee, "I find thee worthy; do this deed for me?"

I focus on myself, that's how I beat Wladimir Klitschko.

He who has always spared himself much will in the end become sickly of so much consideration. Praised be what hardens!

For me, pressure is self-imposed, and it's good for me. The best actors are the most prepared because it's all imaginary and you have to know the character inside out.