Adam Vinatieri Quotes

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

Concentration is born on the practice court... you must mentally treat your practice sessions as matches, concentrating on every ball you hit.

You don't simply tell someone to get out there and win the tennis match. You say 'move your feet' or 'watch the fuzz on the ball' to really get into the Zen of it. You pull all that together, and then you just might hold up the Wimbledon Plate... It's not about winning first place but bringing every element of effort to whatever you do.

Each match I approach like a new one. The work is so immense that you don't have time to sit and ponder.

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.

I have to work hard and give my all in games and training sessions.

Practice makes perfect and if you practice battling and competing and working hard, then that will transfer over in a game. If you practice just kind of floating around out there in practice, you know that's going to transfer over, too. So I think the harder you work and the more you compete, then that's how you're going to play in a game.

Practice don't win games.

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

Most people get excited about games, but I've got to be excited about practice, because that's my classroom.

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.

What gets me upset about with the newer players is their lack of intensity. They tend to go through the motions a little bit. They don't understand that you've got to practice the way you play.

I have been training since 8th grade, but it has to do with listening, more than practice.

Debra Winger doesn't let anything interfere with her performance, which is the way it should be.

So you have to be more mentally focused in baseball.

When I step on the field, it's on. I know it's time to go to work.

Discipline is the quality that carries over from gymnastics to acting.

I don't think my natural talent is much different to the other gymnasts. It is a matter of how I train and how I think about my training. I also give a lot of thought to my routines.

I'm on my boat, training, rehearsing; I spend all my energy on the job that's coming up, and I found that's the way that works for me. The more energy you have on set, the better you'll be; it's all about being alive in that moment and listening.

From Fred Astaire I learned discipline and hard work.

You want to be a bit compulsive in your art or craft or whatever you do. You want to be focused on it.

I take my fun very seriously, whether it's playing the drums or acting in comedy bits. The need to be disciplined about it, and not take it lightly, and not be too casual, is something I take deeply to heart.

My dad just wants me to dedicate myself to playing and to focus on the ball.

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

Consistency is key in any sport and it's no different here.