Laura Trott Quotes

I don't think about the press or the crowds or the other leaders of the race. The focus is only on myself. As soon as I see the targets, I tune them out.

Every once in a while I run the Olympic downhill in Japan in my head. I think of how the energy is going to flow and then I make it all work for myself.

When I go out on the ice, I just think about my skating. I forget it is a competition.

Confidence in golf means being able to concentrate on the problem at hand with no outside interference.

I actually rid myself of superstitions, but I do a quick 20-minute meditation before games.

At the start of every game, you are focussed on the game you are playing, so you don't look back at previous games.

When I get onto the pitch, I block out everything around it, and I really focus on the pitch.

I'm the type of skater that needs to stay upbeat and relaxed, open, because if I stay quiet, I get in my head, and then I start to think too much and start to doubt.

I'm supposed to relax and concentrate on the image of myself out there skating my race.

When I'm starting a race, I just completely narrow down my vision and focus on what's directly ahead of me.

One of the main techniques I used was focusing on the goal and visualising myself competing in the race before the race started.

I like visualizing a lot, so the night before a competition and right before, I will visualize myself. I'll close my eyes, turn away from everybody, and just see myself doing exactly what I want to accomplish.

Before a race, I block out what's going on in the stadium. It's different for everyone. But for me, I've always been able to block it out. For a sprint race, it's important not to get distracted.

Actually the adrenaline of the game will probably help me out a little bit to regain command and concentration about the things that I have to do.

When I got to match point in the final I was afraid I'd be a little nervous, but I just said, You have to stay focused, just think about what you have to do.

The only thing I want to think about the moments before a race is competing. I don't want the little things to distract me.

There is a need to be the best you can be. You can't panic; you concentrate. When I run up to the hurdles, I'm very nervous, but I'll tend to think about technical things to keep my mind focused.

You need to stay calm the day of the contest. Not let the weather bother me and just relax.

I feel like I play better when I'm calm. There is an inner peace I can tap into sometimes during my matches.

Being relaxed allowed me to fight the way I'm capable of fighting.

When I prepare for a game the names are not really important to me.

There's always a little bit of anticipation - some people call it nerves - the night before, and although I always slept pretty well before big matches, you want to be on edge a little bit to get the best out of yourself.

I'll watch a highlight tape of my kicks and I'll play a song that I like the night before the game and then I'll sing that song in my head to visually get myself ready and have positive thoughts.

Everyone saying, 'She'll bring back women's skating. This will be the one to watch at the Olympics.' And they say things that are so far away, but really, you have to bring it back in and look at the next competition, the next day, what you want to accomplish because if you get too far ahead of yourself, you can trip yourself up.

Obviously, a lot of things play on your mind when you're batting. This might happen and this might not. The best thing you can do when you're batting is not to think too much, and wait for the next ball.