Dana Brooke Quotes

I don't care what other people say. I fight every day to be the best player I can.

Curiosity, rationalization, and laziness are no match against courage, self-control, and mental toughness.

Stay focused and stay determined. Don't look to anyone else to be your determination - have self-determination. It will take you very far.

It's the philosophies of being an athlete that carry me today.

A person like myself will keep challenging to see if I can keep doing it over and over again.

I don't get irrational about it, but I do have a deeply-rooted competitive spirit. Not necessarily towards other people, but towards any obstacle that I set for myself.

I would like to fight as hard as I possibly can in each and every game and win or lose, leave it at that, and move forward. I know in my heart that that is the mindset I need to be a successful and happy athlete.

I will always have that, 'I want to be the best fighter on the planet' thing in me.

A lot of people say they're competitive, and they think that means they scream and yell when they lose. I'm not like that. I don't scream and yell. I just win. At anything I do, I win.

I never thought for one minute that I couldn't win another tournament or I couldn't make another Ryder Cup team. That's not in my make-up. If I feel good in myself and feel good in everything I'm doing, on and off the course, then I'm of the mind-set that I can get it done.

I've always said of myself I can do mostly anything if I put my mind to it.

I never prepare according to how I feel for a fight. I always prepare to be a better me.

We have to compete within ourselves relative to the determination it takes to be successful.

It's something you have to find from within. You have to keep pushing yourself from within. It's not about what other people think and what other people say. It's about what you want to accomplish and do you want to go out there and be prepared to beat everyone you play or face.

I still find it hard to push my own limits. I know where my limits are and that I always have to push myself.

Sometimes I can wake up and I can beat anyone.

When you've something to fight for, you get the best out of yourself.

One of the most important things that teachers teach students is you, you can work harder. You are mentally tougher than you think.

I feel like I was born and bred to stay self-motivated. I'm not one of those people who ho-hums and feels sorry for himself when something's bad.

We set ourselves limits, but we are all strong enough to aim higher, to achieve our goals. All we have to do is find such strength within ourselves. Know how to develop it.

I don't lack confidence. I don't sweat. I don't want to get too Zen on you, but I have to run my own race.

I constantly push my body to meet what my mind wants me to be able to do.

I have a tendency to pick up my own challenges. The more difficult something it is, the more I want to try it.

It doesn't matter what you're trying to accomplish. It's all a matter of discipline. I was determined to discover what life held for me beyond the inner-city streets.

When I'm down or maybe when it's close in the match, I feel like I'm still in it. I don't feel like I'm letting down. Mentally, I'm still really, really tough.