Nick Cummins Quotes

Yes, I believe that the art of winning is through intimidation, and not necessarily do you have to speak about it.

In cricket, there is a lot of psychology in the game, especially if you are watching people who are not top-class.

A sight game is that I am hurt, but I aim to make you believe I am not even hurt, and with this confidence appearing on my face, I don't panic, otherwise your opponent will know that you are hurt. That's the whole art game in boxing.

I lull them into a false sense of security by watching me pitch... If overconfidence can cause the Roman Empire to fall, I ought to be able to get a ground ball.

You can't worry about intimidating me and playing the game at the same time.

I'm not a high jumper, but you don't see guys intimidating me or posting me up.

I quite like being aggressive and horrible which gives you more confidence to dictate over strikers and to make them feel they have had a frustrating game when they've walked off the pitch, feeling very down.

Its just you and your opponent at the board and you're trying to prove something

You believe this is a game, and you may be right. But if you think you can play it better than me, think again.

Chess is not for timid souls.

If a pitcher sees you fiddling with the bat, he'll stall until your arms are tired before you even get a chance to hit.

You have to defeat a great players aura more than his game.

The pitcher has to find out if the hitter is timid, and if he is timid, he has to remind the hitter he's timid.

Never let up. The more you can win by, the more doubts you put in the other players' minds the next time out.

What's important is to get into the pitcher's head: to know what he's made of.

Of course, the psychological part, the tactics, is very important.

The great thing about athletics is that it's like poker sometimes: you know what's in your hand, and it may be a load of rubbish, but you've got to keep up the front.

The period before the game can be important to influence opinions, characters, personalities, feelings, and, of course, I use that to touch my players, to touch opponents, to touch supporters.

I've learned that I have to be more aggressive in that position, when I'm leading the match.

If people want to say nasty things that's a good thing in a way because it means people will underestimate me come fight night.

There is something fundamental about Leo in terms of what he transmits to the supporters and what he transmits to the opposition when he starts to run at you. And I speak from experience.

If the offensive player starts losing confidence, that gets the defender's confidence up - and I think the team can feel it.

I think you have to be physical no matter who you're playing against, so that's just something that I have to do.

I can dominate a game at any point.

I think there's a quiet aggression that you need to have, that presence that you have on the mound, the poise, you know.