Jos Buttler Quotes

Sometimes I just get over-excited. I see the pitch and I think, 'I have to get this wicket.' When I am just looking to bowl, I am calm and composed, and most of the time I get it right. The ball lands where I want it to.

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.

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.

Just have to worry about making sure I'm playing my game and doing all that.

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.

I cannot control what goes on in another lane and this is how I focus on the Games. There is no point in being nervous of other swimmers. It's just about focusing on yourself and what you need to do in order to perform at your best.

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

We create success or failure on the course primarily by our thoughts.

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

I think I get going because I try not to put added pressure on myself because a lot of times, you can be very good at what you do, but when you get ready, you have to be prepared to get it going.

As a player, you just want to focus on controlling the controllables.

I try not to feel pressure, because I feel like it kind of throws you off. I always try to focus on myself. But it does kind of creep into the back of my mind.

I focus on each leg and not what the score is.

From the neck up is where you win or lose the battle. It's the art of war. You have to lock yourself in and strategise your mindset. That's why boxers go to training camps: to shut down the noise and really zone in.

I just don't worry about any moment. I just worry about kicking well.

A lot of my intensity in wrestling was due to my mental preparation before the matches. I got myself into a different world.

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.

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.

The patience that goes with the game, the little things that go along with the game, you have so much more time to think in golf than you do in football - you have to keep your thoughts positive. I'm not sure I've got that mastered.

I still take it seriously, but once I go out there I think I've got more relaxed and I think it shows.

I'd try to channel my nervous energy in a positive way into strength and endurance. It didn't always work.

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.

That's what a lot of people say, especially in college, it looked like I'm lackadaisical out there, like I'm not really paying attention. If I'm always tense, I'm going to be overthinking the game. I try to just go with the flow.

I can't worry about techs. I've got to play my game.

I learned that if I put my mind to something vocally, I can pull it off. You just have to get your head-space right.