Camilo Villegas Quotes

In a sport that's as close as tennis, I feel like anything that you can do to give yourself an edge is definitely worth doing.

Athletes have to be confident and I am thinking like that.

Important in a big tournament is how you start. With a great match at the start, you can distance yourself from the unrest from outside. And it increases the respect among opponents.

We try to keep our heads cool and our chins up to win every weekend. Sometimes it works better than others but you have to focus on the positive side so for that next game you still have the right state of mind.

Before the game, getting guys in the right mindset and confident - you play well when you're confident. People can say 'cockiness' or whatever, but there are results when you play with a confidence and you believe in yourself.

Self-confidence is very important. If you don't think you can win, you will take cowardly decisions in the crucial moments, out of sheer respect for your opponent. You see the opportunity but also greater limitations than you should. I have always believed in what I do on the chessboard, even when I had no objective reason to. It is better to overestimate your prospects than underestimate them.

You have to go into each match believing you can beat all of the players.

On certain plays and situations I feel like I have the advantage. But sometimes I just have to not think about the size of the guy in front of me.

When I'm in good form there are chances that rivals will worry more about you more than you about them.

Psychological edge is massive in sprinting.

We just have to be in the mindset that we are going to be winning games.

To stay positive, you have to be very strong mentally.

With a good start, players can relax a bit more and aren't so anxious throughout the season.

When you're going out with the attitude that you want to win, you can't get caught up in the style of play.

Mentality is a big part of every game, when you take the initiative and when you drop.

The biggest challenge is learning how to psych yourself up into believing in yourself as you walk into the Octagon.

I believe that if you feel good and if you look good when you're playing, it can give you the extra edge that you might need.

The mental game is what separates the good players from the great players. So anything I can do to get that mental edge to help me stay my best, I'm gonna try and do it.

I'm going in with the mentality that I'm going to win. If you don't go in there thinking that, you've already beat yourself.

So I had to change my mental outlook from, 'wow, this is Lee Haney, the icon we are all trying to aspire to,' to, 'this is the guy I am trying to beat.' I thought, 'I can't be in awe of this guy because, if that is your attitude then you're not going to have much chance of winning.'

You've got to have a winning mindset.

Cricket is 90-95 per cent mental. To score runs, you've got to feel good about yourself.

I think, of course, when you are coming somewhere, when you know you are playing good tennis, it always helps you.

I'm mad enough not to ever need a sports psychologist, because I really believe in myself.

If I have the belief that I can do it, I shall surely acquire the capacity to do it even if I may not have it at the beginning.