Vijay Shankar Quotes

I know how to prepare my head.

Ninety percent of my game is mental. It's my concentration that has gotten me this far.

The more refined and subtle our minds, the more vulnerable they are.

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

Psychological edge is massive in sprinting.

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.

All things are ready, if our mind be so.

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.

The last thing, and the only one that you cannot physically train for, is the psychological preparation.

I'm really tough. It's a state of mind.

I may not be the most physically tough player, but I think mentally I'm right up there.

When you reach that elite level, 90 percent is mental and 10 percent is physical. You are competing against yourself. Not against the other athlete.

Don't leave home without your sword - your intellect.

Human power is to be reckoned less by physical vigor than by mental strength.

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

For me, it was very important to be part of a boxing film that actually explores the psychological aspects of the sport, more than just the physical aspects. I haven't seen boxing movies very often that really go so deep into the minds of the boxers. It really puts out how much it is about strategy and tactics and technique.

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.

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.

The mind is a very strong thing.

You can see when people's locked in and they are ready mentally, and when they are not.

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

One of the hardest parts of this game, and what I don't think people understand, is the mental side of it. They think, 'Oh, he's a big, stronger guy.' But let me tell you, and I believe this without question: It's not always the biggest, strongest, meanest, toughest-looking who gets the job done.

My mind is strong.

I know how to zone myself in and just play the game.