Mauro Ranallo Quotes

It's great concentrating so hard you feel your brain will explode.

One of the hardest parts of this game, and what I don't think people understand, is the mental side of it. They think, 'Oh, he's a big, stronger guy.' But let me tell you, and I believe this without question: It's not always the biggest, strongest, meanest, toughest-looking who gets the job done.

The joy of the mind is the measure of its strength.

I may not be the most physically tough player, but I think mentally I'm right up there.

The mind is a very strong thing.

My mind is strong.

To play at Real Madrid, it is not enough to just have football quality. You must be mentally strong.

You use up a lot of mental energy in the Champions League.

The more mental strength you have, the better. If you look at some of the best players that we have seen over the years and that I have been playing with, mentally they are the best competitors as well, something I have worked hard on.

Success in golf depends less on strength of body than upon strength of mind and character.

If a person studies too much and exhausts his reflective powers, he will be confused, and will not be able to apprehend even that which had been within the power of his apprehension. For the powers of the body are all alike in this respect.

The human mind is capable of excitement without the application of gross and violent stimulants; and he must have a very faint perception of its beauty and dignity who does not know this.

He had more on his mind than his mind could hold.

Human power is to be reckoned less by physical vigor than by mental strength.

It's not who's the best - it's who can take the most pain.

For me, it was very important to be part of a boxing film that actually explores the psychological aspects of the sport, more than just the physical aspects. I haven't seen boxing movies very often that really go so deep into the minds of the boxers. It really puts out how much it is about strategy and tactics and technique.

My fear with 'Lear' was that I would not have the physical or vocal strength. But this play, it's all in your head. That was one of the really interesting things when we were rehearsing it: We were all exhausted because it was all up here.

Your brain is cooked when you write hard for three or four hours.

Psychological edge is massive in sprinting.

How prepared we are mentally is very important.

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.

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

The mental aspect of kicking is the difficult part. Physically, we still have to be in shape and perform on the field, but the thing that separates the ones who make it versus the ones who don't is definitely the mental side.

There are lots of mentally very tough players that I have played against and with.

To be a supersub is mentally hard.