Danny Ozark Quotes

The mind is absolutely instrumental in achieving results, even for athletes. Sports psychology is a very small part, but it's extremely important when you're winning and losing races by hundredths and even thousandths of a second.

I think the biggest part of my game that's underestimated is the mental part of it.

I think the game is so mental. If you sit around and you're mentally strong, you're ready.

The battle to win - on the pitch and in the boardroom - begins and ends in one's head.

It's all a mind thing, just all mental. You have to know going into the game you have to play at a high level, as many minutes, stuff like that. It's just all mental. You get yourself mentally prepared for it and go out there and play.

I think rugby is 80 per cent mental.

A lot of the high-level sports are really in your mind.

The mental side of sports, it's huge. It's such a massive part of the game.

It's not only about a game and tennis, but it's more about the mental things sometimes.

Obviously, I have to continue to get better with the mental part of the game.

I think more of my tennis is more to do with the mental side of things rather than technique or, you know, tactics or anything like that.

The more mental strength you have, the better. If you look at some of the best players that we have seen over the years and that I have been playing with, mentally they are the best competitors as well, something I have worked hard on.

I've been in a poor physical shape many times in my career and I've had some of my best results. My best performances happened because my mind was in the right place. The mind is definitely stronger than the body.

For sportsmen or women who want to be champions, the mind can be as important, if not more important, than any other part of the body.

The difference between winning and losing is always a mental one.

You play this sport in the mind, not only on the field.

I know if I want to have a chance to beat the top players, I need to be mentally ready for that.

Some players aren't able to show their ability in Europe, but some players can - I think the most important quality in the successful players is that they are mentally strong.

The mental aspect of kicking is the difficult part. Physically, we still have to be in shape and perform on the field, but the thing that separates the ones who make it versus the ones who don't is definitely the mental side.

I think the mental aspect of the game is huge.

I definitely have been working a lot on the mental side of my game.

Many people ask, 'What do you need mentally to succeed in F1?' I say, 'What do you mean mentally?'

I think a big part of success in football is mental, not physical. How you are inside your head matters more.

Mental strength is really important because you either win or lose in your mind. And I'm not solely talking about sporting matches, boxing events - anything you do, you do it first with your mental strength. And you can actually train and develop it, and I am responsible for what I'm saying because I have experience with that.

My concentration level blocks out everything. Concentration is why some athletes are better than others. You develop that concentration in training and concentrate in a meet.