Jerome Boateng Quotes

I'm the kind of guy that I cannot just lock myself in the room and just think tennis for 24 hours.

On the pitch we tend to forget the things that happen off the field. I try to focus a lot on what I'm doing.

When I'm on the field, family-wise, family matters, whatever off-the-field issues, I'm not worried about.

People who know me know that I don't talk about the play-offs. It's not an issue for me at all.

I do some kind of work, whether writing or painting or recording, on a daily basis. And it's so essential that when I'm involved in the actual process, my so-called 'real life' becomes almost incidental, which becomes worrying.

I was all about my thoughts, my work, my inspiration. I was always in hair.

I am severely distracted these days. It's hard to sit in front of the computer, uploading bad music for hours, when you have a wonderful boyfriend who treats you like a Goddess.

When you're a working actor and you're happy to be one, you can't focus all your energy on acting because you will go crazy. You have to focus as much energy as you can away from yourself.

I was not a political animal; I could not toady up to the committee men, pour drinks down their necks at the bar, and make them feel important. I was too focused on the cricket.

My mind became so frazzled by the end of the 1974 season that I decided the thing to do was give up playing for England and concentrate on Yorkshire. I felt the only way to succeed was to captain and play every match for Yorkshire.

Yes, gymnasts aim for perfection, but I never thought about the score. If that's what's in your mind, it will probably mess you up.

If I sat around thinking about acting all day, I'd lose my mind.

I think I've learned not to take everything so seriously and just try to focus on the work the most.

When a game comes around, that's the time to be serious. During the week, the training sessions are serious, but away from there, you have to relax and switch off.

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

If you're onstage thinking about what you're going to eat when you get offstage, it's time to finish.

I don't focus well angry.

Life in the NBA can be one big constant distraction, especially when you're on the road. You're always moving from one place to the next, always on the phone, checking texts, social media, all of that stuff. It takes you out of yourself.

Sport instils discipline, and it's a distraction.

I want to focus on my training and leave no room for distraction. So, reality-tv shows are a no-no.

When I am on the pitch, I don't focus on the opposition fans. I am focused on doing my best for the team.

If we sit here and think about what other teams are doing and the points game and all that, we're going to go crazy, and it's not going to help our game.

I think it's important to feel good so that the football can take care of itself. If everything else is organised and ready to go, then you're free to play football.

I find it hard to watch a lot of the kind of things I'm doing before doing it. I don't think it's helpful for me. It makes me too aware.

I want to focus on football and just go on the pitch to do my thing.