Jose Aldo Quotes

I learn how to put myself in situations at practice that cause me to zone in on what I'm trying to accomplish at meets. I try to make my practice surrounding as close to competition pressure to focus on what I need to do on the big stage.

To be a champion, you have to learn to handle stress and pressure. But if you've prepared mentally and physically, you don't have to worry.

I am always nervous before the start of a race. It helps me to say to myself to try my very best. That is my commitment. No matter how bad it gets, I will try my hardest.

We try not to let pressure get into our heads and play the way we usually do.

You had to decompress the pressure before the race. I taught my heart to relax. I lay down before the race. It gave me more energy just before the race.

I try and have a relaxed attitude and stay quite switched off until about an hour before kick-off.

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

I like visualizing a lot, so the night before a competition and right before, I will visualize myself. I'll close my eyes, turn away from everybody, and just see myself doing exactly what I want to accomplish.

I've really learned over the years how to control my adrenaline and let it all out when they shoot the gun versus letting the crowd and the lights and the camera get to me.

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 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.

I think when you compete every week, when you play under pressure daily, you find your rituals to be 100 percent focused on what you're doing.

I still take it seriously, but once I go out there I think I've got more relaxed and I think it shows.

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.

I try to have the same mindset in my practices as I would for my fights.

The challenge is to stay cool enough to handle the pressure in the moment so that you can succeed in the future.

I'm always impressed by how fighters can compartmentalize their lives before big fights.

Maybe I'm the kind of athlete who absorbs the atmosphere instead of trying to block it out.

You grow up always thinking you'd be in pressure situations all the time, and that's why I put pressure on myself in practice, so when those situations come in the game I feel I can be successful.

Before important games, I don't change my preparation.

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

I'm a very quiet person, and I always try to take the pressure off myself before games.

From the very beginning, every time I trained for a fight, I didn't train to beat the guy I was fighting. I trained to beat Anderson Silva.

I don't like rushing, just like to sit down and rest before a match. Half the time I don't even look at the draw.

When I'm about to play in a big match, I take things easy.