Ernie Els Quotes

I felt tight from the beginning of the match to the end. I couldn't relax.

I don't get nervous in any situation. There's no such thing as nerves when you're playing games.

I'm one of a few guys on the PGA Tour who doesn't work with an instructor. I'm not saying mechanics don't matter. But I play my best when I focus on staying in a good place mentally and keep the technique simple.

People don't realise how much tension they hold in their forearms.

When I swing at a golf ball right, my mind is blank and my body is loose as a goose.

Golf is like acting in that both require concentration and relaxation at the same time. In acting, you can't push emotion. You have to let it rise from you naturally. Same thing in golf. You have to have a plan and a focus; but then you need to just let it happen and enjoy the smooth movement of the swing.

I don't like it hectic; I like to keep it calm and do my thing - play the pass. I think you see the pass if you are in a good state of mind.

Just because I have to deal with the stress and pressure and nerves of elite sport every day, it doesn't mean it all comes easily. I have worked hard at the mental side of my game.

The last week before a fight always goes really slow.

In the lead-up to fights, I'm very relaxed, very calm.

Being relaxed allowed me to fight the way I'm capable of fighting.

Baseball and golf have a lot of things in common, including the fact that players in both games love hitting for power. However, in both sports, trying to do so strictly with muscle strength doesn't work very well. In fact, I see a lot of guys in both baseball and golf struggle when they try to swing with tight arms.

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

Anyway, when I get sorta tense and start thinking about every shot, that's when my game falls apart.

I try to practice mindfulness at all times, including the times where I'm nervous and I'm stressed.

I play my best football when I'm calm mentally.

I feel mindless comedies make you relax - there are times when I come from shooting and watch comedy shows; they really change my mood.

Everyone works so hard on their game and on their body. Most of the time, it comes down to who is more relaxed mentally; on the court while playing and off the court.

When you're tense and you're forcing the issue, you kind of cloud your vision, so I think just being confident and super relaxed, waiting for my timing, has really helped me.

Sometimes I dance for concentration. I dance to release my nervousness.

A lot of times, my best games are when I'm not even thinking.

I don't like rushing, just like to sit down and rest before a match. Half the time I don't even look at the draw.

I think if you're stressed, it shows in every part of you; how you carry yourself, which then affects your pose, how you hold your face, which then makes you look stressed and so nothing looks relaxed.

When I'm relaxed, I play my best tennis.

I'll worry about something and get stressed whereas Ant is usually a bit more chilled about things.