Allyson Felix Quotes

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

I'm confident of what I have to achieve in the buildup to London 2012.

Just like any other game we're taking on we've got to prepare, prepare hard, mentally, physically. We've been practicing hard.

When I started studying for the arias it was like going into training for a heavyweight title fight.

We worked so hard, spent so much time in weight room and in camps to be where we are today. We wanted to come out and be as good as any team in the state, to prove we could hang with any team at any time.

Trust me, my runners aren't going to run one event while looking past it to the second event. When they get on the line for the 10K, that's a do-or-die situation for them.

I was always really strict on myself about doing everything possible to prepare for competition.

I've found that my athletes run their best races after about 10 weeks of intense training.

You don't want to line up on the blocks and know you have not done everything you possibly can.

To be number one, you must train like you are number two.

One of the reasons I connect to the Super Bowl is that I approach my shows like an athlete.

To be the best, you need to be the most well-trained and well-prepared athlete you can be. The pressure is going to be all around you. You just have to make sure that your body and mind is fine-tuned. Then you go out there and do it.

I have only prepared properly for the World Championship three or four times in my life. If I had gone about it professionally I would have won the title 10 times.

When a game comes around, that's the time to be serious. During the week, the training sessions are serious, but away from there, you have to relax and switch off.

As I always say - you have no feelings when you are on the pitch. You are there to play, to give the best for your team.

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

I want to focus on football and just go on the pitch to do my thing.

People only see two hours of a tennis match where you're fighting and running and sometimes getting upset. There's a lot more than those two hours. Going out there and playing is actually the easy part.

All I can do is turn up and compete.

You have to get yourself right for the Worlds. If you can't get yourself right for that you shouldn't be playing.

It's all about getting your head down, focusing, working hard, competing in training, keeping fit, and picking up points.

You have to be ready for all the games and be at 100 per cent if you want to win in this League.

I think every time I step on the court, I'm just preparing myself to be the best player I can be, be the best teammate I can be as well.

Every single day, my parents fed me balls. Eventually it turned into having a coach, and then it went to being at an academy. You know, it worked out pretty well.

The better the competition is, the more skilled guys are, the more fundamental you have to be.