Mayte Garcia Quotes

You don't simply tell someone to get out there and win the tennis match. You say 'move your feet' or 'watch the fuzz on the ball' to really get into the Zen of it. You pull all that together, and then you just might hold up the Wimbledon Plate... It's not about winning first place but bringing every element of effort to whatever you do.

I don't think my natural talent is much different to the other gymnasts. It is a matter of how I train and how I think about my training. I also give a lot of thought to my routines.

From Fred Astaire I learned discipline and hard work.

Consistency is key in any sport and it's no different here.

To be the best, you need to be the most well-trained and well-prepared athlete you can be. The pressure is going to be all around you. You just have to make sure that your body and mind is fine-tuned. Then you go out there and do it.

When you actually get on the field, you've got to work. You've got to train. You've got to learn. You've got to put 100 per cent into it.

I just come to training, work hard, go home, prepare for the game, then play.

I only think of my practice and running as fast as I can.

I have to devote my time and thoughts to training and playing.

I have to go at a good pace because how you practice, that's how you play.

It's about discipline. It's about following instructions. It's about the execution of the plan. That's what sport is.

I can let go of a lot of stuff, but I focus on things I think I should, like dancing, because it takes 100 percent concentration on every step.

I learned early that it's very important to approach every single kick you attempt, even those in practice, as if it were in a game.

I just focus on getting better every day, putting things right in training and then hopefully what I'm doing right in training I'm doing to show in games as well.

I'm like a prize fighter. When I'm not on stage, every action that I take has to be focused on my next performance.

Practice don't win games.

The one way of getting better is by practising - both on and off the pitch.

I didn't care how much work it would take, and I didn't see the time invested as a waste or like I was missing out on anything. Ballet became my ultimate passion.

It's all about concentration and repetition. That's all it is.

Actors are born, good actors are trained. Dancers are born, good dancers are trained.

Ballet is such a disciplined craft and it has given me a good grounding.

You can have a knack for dancing, but you still have to practice till your feet are bleeding to be worthy of being in front of an audience.

I grew up studying ballet; I grew up honing my craft.

Most people get excited about games, but I've got to be excited about practice, because that's my classroom.

In my life I do a lot of things but I never forget my training.