Jake Arrieta Quotes

I am mentally strong.

For the most part I consider myself a mentally strong player.

Inner strength is very important.

In both snooker and poker, you have to play your best under pressure; I was always able to do that. I don't think it is something you can teach. Your mental strength, your confidence, your self-belief has got to be very strong. That is the common denominator.

Being mentally strong is something I've always been very good at and sometimes you just have to dig a bit deeper.

My strength was probably more the mental side of the game rather than the skill side. I always had that self-belief that I was good enough. You have got to believe you are good enough, otherwise there is no point to it.

But I still think it's mind over matter in the sense that if you're strong, you can combat anything.

Victory in physical battles requires strength, muscles, and skill; but the fight is never tougher and victory is never sweeter than in the battles over self.

Never let up. The more you can win by, the more doubts you put in the other players' minds the next time out.

I give myself strength by staying away from any music.

You have to fight the green monster with your mind, not your fists.

Discipline strengthens the mind so that it becomes impervious to the corroding influence of fear.

That's the most beautiful thing that I like about boxing: you can take a punch. The biggest thing about taking a punch is your ego reacts and there's no better spiritual lesson than trying to not pay attention to your ego's reaction. That's what takes people out of the fight half the time.

If you show emotion in competition, temporarily, you'll be ineffective. If you're disciplined enough, you don't get down when you're behind, and you have a chance to create something positive.

Self-control is true power.

I don't put much pressure on myself, because I'm strong mentally.

I never focus on my opponent - I focus more on myself: knowing what my strengths are, where I can take the fight, how I can win the fight, and the intensity that I'm going to bring to a fight.

I'm real mentally strong, so there's just not a lot that people can say to get me off of my own self and lane, and my confidence.

The mental focus it takes to compete against the best players in the world is not easy to maintain. Developing mental toughness is a learned trait, and if you can't develop it in your pursuit of success, you likely won't last in any competitive line of work for more than a cup of coffee.

I felt very calm and controlled. That's what you've got to feel and do when it's time to win. It's easy to say, hard to do.

My mental strength was definitely a weakness back in the karting days, and I've worked hard on that to be as ready as possible for whenever I had the chance in F1.

Emotion is a good thing, but top level football can be tough, and you have to be in control.

If I'm mad or showing my frustration, the whole team's gonna be like that, techs, and people are going to go down. So I just try to keep the even keel. That's why I don't get too high or too low. I've been playing like that my whole life. It's just natural for me.

The battle to win - on the pitch and in the boardroom - begins and ends in one's head.

We have to keep our strong mentality every time, with a good emotional balance to support everything, whether an opponent provokes you or not, because the opponent is doing his job as well.