Robin Van Persie Quotes

The successful golfers - they're like astronauts or pilots. They have that demeanor that they can focus and stay within that one moment and nothing distracts them. That's not me.

I think the one thing about Kawhi is he literally stays level-headed all the time, he never gives up, he never gets down.

Keeping my focus on what's important - inside the Octagon and out - is never lost on me.

We must not let ourselves get driven off course, no matter what happens we must stick to our natural game.

I don't do too much outside of football during football season, because this is my job and I take it seriously. I don't do too much, don't really go out at all that much, don't eat out or anything, try to stay focused and stay to myself.

The only way I know how to deliver is to focus; some people can turn it on or off - I'd rather stay in character.

The two biggest things that translate from the pitching mound to hunting and fishing are patience and perseverance. When you're on the mound, you have to take the game one pitch at a time, regardless of the score, and that approach helps when I'm in the woods or on the water as well.

You have to stay very basic. You have to stay very focused. You have to stay very disciplined.

If you show emotion in competition, temporarily, you'll be ineffective. If you're disciplined enough, you don't get down when you're behind, and you have a chance to create something positive.

You have to make sacrifices. You have to work out, to be relaxed in your mind, to focus on what you're doing.

Being patient has made me a more precise fighter.

I'm always composed, calm, and always believe in my own ability, and if I start well, then I end up having a good game, usually.

For most of my 20s I felt the need to focus solely on my goals and let nothing distract me.

As a fan, Kirk Cousins has this very quiet, composed, confident demeanor that seems to be pretty even-keeled. We don't see him show a ton of emotion. I think that's part of what makes him successful, that he's able to not get too high or too low throughout the course of the game and he keeps his head down, keeps plugging away.

I have to be calm and go slowly, and above all, keep working hard.

Keep your head on your shoulders.

You've just got to play yourself at the end of the day - just try and keep to your game, keep focused and if you can do that, you've got a good chance of beating anyone.

Good players on good teams don't get too high, don't get too low. They're even-keeled, and they go about their business the right way.

I wake up in the morning thinking about victory, I go to sleep thinking about victory, so sometimes it might be hard. But I need to control myself more and, how can I say it politely? Just shut up instead of speaking on the radio.

Even if sometimes I'm not happy with the way I'm playing the game before, during the changeover I have to stay calm. Otherwise the next game will be worse.

Regardless of what the stakes are, our attitude and our mindset doesn't change.

I have progressed. I have worked a lot in front of goal, trying to keep a cool head, trying not to force things.

We've got to be right mentally - to stay focused and not get carried away if results go our way.

I always like to stay even-keeled and just play the game the right way.

When things are down, we can't hit the panic button, and when things are up, we can't relax. We've just got to stay consistent.