Viswanathan Anand Quotes

In my job, whenever I delivered a presentation I would rehearse several times before the actual event. In sport, it is important to be equally prepared about my opponents.

I don't have tapes of meditation, but I put on the meditation station. I did as a player, too. I used to always play the game before the game happened. As a coach, I do the same thing.

The time that I spent out of camp, I made sure when I sat out that I was in tip-top condition.

In order to play your best during a game, you need to 'look good, feel good, play good.'

I attend to my fitness. I go the gym every day and try to maintain my physical fitness; without that, it is tough to take challenges on the chess board.

I'm fortunate that my job gives me the motivation to be as fit as possible. I wound up in a profession that requires physical and mental preparation, so I get to prepare like an athlete for everything I do. I'm living the dream, man.

You prepare yourself by concentrating on what you have to do out on the field.

I meditate and pray before going onstage - it helps me focus.

I love doing yoga and also enjoy going for regular walks.

I go to yoga classes and work on my core.

Resting for me is fitness training.

I would like to thank everyone who supported me to be fit for the Euros. I had some fitness problems before the tournament, but I am here now!

I always stayed fit because I'm a performer, and all of those things help me to perform.

For me, one of the important things about keeping vocally healthy is warming up and making sure I'm aware where my voice is at, drinking lots of water and getting plenty of sleep, and just taking care of myself with exercise and eating healthy.

I'll get to the oval three hours beforehand and warm up for about 45 minutes off the ice. Then I'll stretch and get on the ice for 20 minutes. I'll cool down, then relax, close my eyes and think about what I need to do.

I relax, meditate and do 80 minutes of yoga every day.

Thinking about your role will automatically get you in the frame of mind to get your strategy and game plan right before you step onto that field.

Hiking is something that I really, really like to do. It's distracting, you're in nature, and you get a nice workout that way. I would tell everyone to hike as much as they can - you just feel so much better when you get outdoors. I'm also into yoga.

Training is such a vital part of preparation for a game, you really do train to play. It tops up your ability, like sharpening a carving knife. You can get away with not doing it for a while, as long as you have reached a certain standard of fitness.

The acting part is easy; it's the preparing - lifting weights and getting your body in tip-top shape - that's the hard part.

I think now I'll probably take a few days off and enjoy the competition and then sit down with a few people and work out what is next, work out what the next preparation will be and what competition will be next.

I do yoga every morning, then I run for half an hour and take a sauna.

But if I played well and prepared myself properly, then all I had to do was control myself and put myself in a position to win.

Fitness of a top-class squash player is very important, and talent only can't do the job. They have to get training regularly for at least eight hours a day so that they could put some good show in a two-hour match.

I try to do yoga once a week.