Cameron van der Burgh Quotes

I don't think about the press or the crowds or the other leaders of the race. The focus is only on myself. As soon as I see the targets, I tune them out.

When I got to match point in the final I was afraid I'd be a little nervous, but I just said, You have to stay focused, just think about what you have to do.

I'd try to channel my nervous energy in a positive way into strength and endurance. It didn't always work.

I try to keep myself in what I'm doing and focused on character stuff, as opposed to getting wrapped up in worrying or being nervous. It won't benefit me, in any way, to focus on that.

When I go out on the ice, I just think about my skating. I forget it is a competition.

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

I was worrying about how Mitchell Starc, Mitchell Johnson or Josh Hazlewood would get me out and how I would counter it, but in doing that forgot how I was going to score runs and put pressure on them, which is what I'm good at. I have to be more focussed on myself.

Growing up, I did quite a bit of reading on the mental side. My dad, who coached me, had us doing a lot of different types of mental work, like visualization. I read a couple of tennis books that talked about calming your nerves, belief, visualization, relaxing, breathing.

I focus on each leg and not what the score is.

There is no point making ourselves nervous before a match.

I don't feel pressure going into games.

I'm supposed to relax and concentrate on the image of myself out there skating my race.

When I'm starting a race, I just completely narrow down my vision and focus on what's directly ahead of me.

Anything you're trying to will is focused on the future; it's always associated with some sort of anxiety that makes the present moment somewhat uncomfortable.

But if I played well and prepared myself properly, then all I had to do was control myself and put myself in a position to win.

I used to be tense or nervous before heats. But I've learned to get rid of the negative stuff and just stay relaxed and positive - and it seems to be working for me.

Every morning, I do 10 minutes of mindfulness, where I do meditation, and I use that in competition and everyday life.

You have to make sacrifices. You have to work out, to be relaxed in your mind, to focus on what you're doing.

There is a need to be the best you can be. You can't panic; you concentrate. When I run up to the hurdles, I'm very nervous, but I'll tend to think about technical things to keep my mind focused.

When you line up on the track, you want to have done your homework, be aware of what they are capable of. You think about everything. It's like taking a journey, innit?

I just try to play with more focus on myself; I don't worry too much about the other things that maybe gave me too much pressure in the past.

As a player, you just want to focus on controlling the controllables.

No talking has ever gotten me out of my game. The things that have gotten me out of my game in the past have definitely not been talking.

One of my key mental fitness tips is to make sure you are aware of your target and develop a strategy - a routine that you can depend on while in the race. This is a crucial part of mental fitness and preparation.

When I prepare for a game the names are not really important to me.