Luke Harper Quotes

People expect you to play your best, so I go through a routine to prepare myself so that I know I'm physically and mentally ready - prepared for the game.

I need to continue to be wise, be efficient and prepared for every game that I play leading up to the Olympics.

I've realised over the years I play my best when I have time to prepare for each tournament as best as possible.

Winning is the science of being totally prepared.

I think players tend to get anxious if they've not really done things properly - like eating, resting or training. If you're fully prepared you've got nothing to worry about - it's just a game of football.

Your bat is your life. It's your weapon. You don't want to go into battle with anything that feels less than perfect.

You know, I'm confident before I go out and play a match that I know, you know, I've put in the work and like I feel confident that I am going to go out there and play well.

I have always maintained that in basketball the importance of the mental to the physical is about four to one.

For me, I'm more reserved and focused once I get to the game.

I just feel like the way that I play, you know, I'm such a patient runner that a lot of people look at me as slow. But I'm not a slow guy.

I always try to prepare as well as possible for matches.

When I prepare for a match, it's like work, even the way I have to shower and put on my makeup.

I train and prepare for every contest the same so I can compete to the best of my abilities.

You have to be sharp, you have to be ready. You have to have guys that can push you in terms of these high-level fights or otherwise you're going to get out to these fights and your opponent has been pushed and they are ready to compete. If you have not been pushed and you're not ready, you can't just turn that switch on that night.

The NBA is 95% mental and 5% physical, so it's more in my favor now with me being older.

Everyone works so hard on their game and on their body. Most of the time, it comes down to who is more relaxed mentally; on the court while playing and off the court.

You don't get to the highest levels of the sport without having the basics in order.

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.

Once I go into these fights, and we have to go through the ringer to prepare for them, and we know I'm not 100 percent going in, winning is the most important thing, and dominating is the most important thing, and that's what we've been doing.

The 3 key components for success are as follows: Psychological Preparedness Physical Conditioning Mental Toughness

My biggest thing I've learned is just putting time into getting ready. When we're young, you just go on the court and just hoop. But I think as you get older, it's more about, making sure everything is firing and making sure everything is ready to go and warmed up.

Some players need pressure to get the best out of themselves.

I relish pitching underneath pressure.

It's not an excuse, but I'd say I didn't perform well in the big fights because I wasn't prepared properly.

People deal with the concentration needed to do well in a two-hour race in different ways.