Jill Scott Quotes

My concentration level blocks out everything. Concentration is why some athletes are better than others. You develop that concentration in training and concentrate in a meet.

When I was young, I liked to spend hours and hours on the practice court.

I have to devote my time and thoughts to training and playing.

I learned early that it's very important to approach every single kick you attempt, even those in practice, as if it were in a game.

When you're an athlete, you've got the horse blinders on pretty thick. Your exploration of other things in life tends to be limited because you have to have such a focus on what you're doing. I wasn't a good enough player to stray from that focus and still keep my ability.

How you practice in nets matters a lot.

The one way of getting better is by practising - both on and off the pitch.

If you're going to dedicate every second to winning the decathlon, what are you doing wasting your time in bed?

Well I am grooming him, he has a boxing trainer that knows what he is talking about, and once he has that he is able to put everything together and he listens, and when somebody listens they are able to accomplish anything.

In football, I need full concentration even though I really enjoy it.

Ninety percent of hockey is mental and the other half is physical.

I feel like I'd have a different approach to football now after doing music.

I trained myself to perform on the field.

I always train and prepare with highest concentration and focus on my next opponent. To me, it does not matter what his name is.

I knew what my times were and how my practices were progressing and how close I was to the goals I had set for the year. I swam hard. I always swam hard. If I didn't, I knew I would pay for it either the next day or the next meet.

My entire adolescence was geared toward one thing: gymnastics.

I think of the important things: how to prepare, how to practice, how to prepare to practice.

I had discipline in other areas but certainly not in athletics.

You've just got to listen to what experienced people are telling you. You've obviously got to listen to what they want you to do in training and in matches and commit to improving every aspect of your game.

For me, basketball was the way I was able to hone my leadership skills during the heat of competition.

When there's training, I will focus only on training.

Club or national training is the same. We play as we train.

Wrestling isn't like ballet; it's not about practicing a routine. You need to focus. You need to concentrate. You need to know your craft.

I just bring energy, try to put myself in a good mood, because you're not going to get through practice if you're drowsy, don't feel like doing nothing. Then it's going to be a long practice and coach is going to be all over you.

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