Kevin Magnussen Quotes

Before a race, I block out what's going on in the stadium. It's different for everyone. But for me, I've always been able to block it out. For a sprint race, it's important not to get distracted.

Klopp never wanted us to get carried away. He never wanted us to think of ourselves as champions, even though we were top of the league. He wanted us to focus on ourselves, not to listen to what people were saying about us. It was all about the next game and only the next game.

I know not to let myself get distracted and to concentrate on what happens on the pitch.

I get 0.5 seconds to react to a ball, sometimes even less than that. I can't be thinking of what XYZ has said about me. I need to surrender myself to my natural instincts. My subconscious mind knows exactly what to do. It is trained to react. At home, my family doesn't discuss media coverage.

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

I feel like saying we need to all calm down a little. Let's take the time to breathe. I have no intention of allowing myself be distracted.

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.

The successful golfers - they're like astronauts or pilots. They have that demeanor that they can focus and stay within that one moment and nothing distracts them. That's not me.

If you think about racing too much you may just lose it a little bit.

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

Golf is played between the ears and if you are not 100 percent focused on what you are trying to do, then people will go past you no matter who you are.

The only thing I want to think about the moments before a race is competing. I don't want the little things to distract me.

Yes, gymnasts aim for perfection, but I never thought about the score. If that's what's in your mind, it will probably mess you up.

In football, you only work for the things you can control. You cannot control the outside world: you can only control your preparation; you can only control your performances.

When I am on the pitch, I don't focus on the opposition fans. I am focused on doing my best for the team.

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

We lock ourselves away and we concentrate on what we're doing and try not to think about the madness that's surrounding it, and all the hype.

After I joined the Indian cricket team, MS Dhoni advised me that I need to avoid reading the newspapers and should try to stay away from social media as much as possible.

I don't think it's good to be a distraction to your team.

On the pitch we tend to forget the things that happen off the field. I try to focus a lot on what I'm doing.

Training, and every morning I have to take my dogs out into the forest. That's all I'm doing. I'm staying out of everything else. All other things that can take out my concentration and my energy from the training.

I don't want to bring my personal issues to the field during game time. I don't want to take focus from anybody else.

The transfer deadline can be a distraction if you allow it to be.

I'm more of a player that listens and focuses on myself in the dressing room; I don't talk much before the matches.

I know how to zone myself in and just play the game.