Cam Newton Quotes

People expect you to play your best, so I go through a routine to prepare myself so that I know I'm physically and mentally ready - prepared for the game.

I think for any QB, if you play with confidence you play well because you're confident in what you're doing; you're confident in where you're going with the ball.

You can see players do things in training that aren't a problem but they can't in a game situation. You have to work on it, relax and be brave.

I feel like if I play my game then I can beat anyone on my day, so there's no pressure.

I stopped thinking too much about what could happen and relied on my physical and mental strength to play the right shots at the right time.

You can teach all the other stuff, you know. You can teach shooting the ball, you can teach having a good touch... passing and whatnot, but when you get out there on the field, it's just a mindset you need to go into the game with.

People might think it's all about getting up for a game but it's often the opposite.

At the quarterback position I would say mental is just as important as physical. Then there's that emotional component too.

I am a relaxed guy. I play that way, and I can't change my style. I watch games and see guys who panic on the ball - they look so nervous. I can be calm, because I sometimes know what I want to do before the ball comes to me.

My best ability was in just being ready when I was called upon. Then, I would be fit, and my legs would be light. If you sulk and are on the bench, and the gaffer calls you on, you are not ready because there's something going on in your head.

I don't really worry about what the defense is trying to scheme to do against me. It really doesn't matter.

It's having the confidence to go out there and say, 'You know what? I need to go out there and throw those pitches where I need to throw them,' and make it as simple as that.

I think, of course, when you are coming somewhere, when you know you are playing good tennis, it always helps you.

My nerves tend to dissipate once the match starts. When I know I've practiced as much as I can and I do my best and leave it all out there, I feel OK no matter what happens.

I think you can train yourself to block out some of that pressure and replace it with confidence. It's about preparation, and the more prepared I am, the less pressure I feel and the more confident I am. As your confidence grows, it's only natural that the pressure you feel diminishes.

The adrenaline is pumping before or during a game - you're excited, you're anxious. But the biggest things are just having fun and being confident. There really is no alternative because you just can't be negative. And a huge part of developing that confidence is by working hard every day, and I don't think that is limited to the baseball field. I think that bleeds over to all aspects of anything that you're doing or working on in life.

I felt good in the bullpen and even when we came out in the first inning I felt fairly good.

When, you know, when you're playing basketball, you have to have confidence in your moves if they're gonna work.

So much of performing is a mind game.

A good 80 percent of the vault is still physical and another percentage of it, 20, 25 percent is mental. Mental is always the mental strength, the confidence building up to that contest or repetition, practice, practice, and practice.

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.

On a dirt bike, when you're sizing up a jump, you can't have any second thoughts. You have to fully commit. If you don't, a lot of things can go wrong.

You're just trying to throw the best pitch you can and make sure you hit your spots. I don't have to force nobody.

When I'm in good form there are chances that rivals will worry more about you more than you about them.

Confidence is a lot of this game or any game. If you don't think you can, you won't.