Smriti Mandhana Quotes

The most prepared are the most dedicated.

I think it was the preparation and every thing Lombardi represented, you know, about hard work and that every game was important. So when you get to the real important games, you were ready to go.

The difference between mediocre, good and great is you're able to have the enthusiasm for prep, to work to prepare to win the same in January that you do in August, when everybody says they're excited.

My dad taught me to work hard and to be the same guy every day. If that's going 100 miles per hour and working hard, then that's what I'll do.

I approach everything, including sobriety, with the same mentality I approached sports with. You're going to put in the time. You've got to suit up, show up, and keep your eyes on the win.

Whether I play or not, nothing will change my preparation.

No excuses. Play like a champion.

Just got to keep going out there and keep swinging. That's all I can really do. Getting work in, doing everything I can to get ready for the game.

I keep working hard day in and day out. When I get a chance to play, I try to produce the best I can.

I've dominated past competitions, but I've sweated blood and tears for every medal. I take nothing for granted, and I'm fully focused on doing my best.

You can be an Olympic champion in 9.5 secs, but to be the greatest, there's more to it. It takes a bit of forethought and a lot of mental application.

You've got to get good habits of working hard so that when that play comes up during the regular season that you're able to complete it and do it the right way.

You've got to work hard for your success and you've got to have a steady presence. That's the secret.

I just try to do the best job I possibly can - put the blinders on, go to work and be the best you can possibly be. Once you have done everything that you possibly can - you've put forth your greatest effort - then I can live with whatever's next.

I've never run into a guy who could win at the top level in anything today and didn't have the right attitude, didn't give it everything he had, at least while he was doing it; wasn't prepared and didn't have the whole program worked out.

I'm not some crazy party animal. That's OK. If you say you want to be the best, you have to do what the best do - train, research, eat right, take care of yourself, and be. Don't pretend.

I've always considered myself to be just average talent and what I have is a ridiculous insane obsessiveness for practice and preparation.

What does it take to be a champion? Desire, dedication, determination, concentration and the will to win.

I set very high standards for myself and worked every game with the same energy and enthusiasm as if it were the seventh game of a World Series.

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

In every aspect of life, have a game plan, and then do your best to achieve it.

Being a competitor, you always believe you can come back. I'll be up at 3 in the morning watching World Cup races in my hotel whether I'm in Asia on a business trip or in New York City and have to get up in 2 hours.

It's not like I have media out there when I'm training. I'm training the same. I'm putting in the same work.

If I train well and stay focused, I'm confident I can deliver when the time comes.

When you look at people who are successful, you will find that they aren't the people who are motivated, but have consistency in their motivation.