Brendan Rodgers Quotes

I watch all my goals before every game on the coach.

I have learned from the first Olympics, of course. When I went to my first Olympic Games, I experienced all of the pressure and was able to win the gold medal. I try not to feel the pressure, and I try not to be nervous when I am on the ice and when I compete.

If you know you don't have a win, then there's no use for you being in the game.

If I'm thinking about a particular injury, then I'm already a step behind. If I'm so gun shy in the pocket and not worried about the receivers that are open down field, something's going to happen that's not going to get the job done. So my main focus is having confidence in myself knowing that I'm able to be myself when I'm out there.

There's no need to overwhelm yourself with thoughts, because you know that you're just as good or better than some of the players you're going up against.

We're not preparing to lose games.

Even now, I still get a bit apprehensive before a game because I am worried about whether I have done enough preparation or if something is going to catch me out. But the fear factor has gone - as it should have done by now, really, after nearly 50 years.

To win games, we need to be focused for 95 minutes. If not, you always pay in football.

On the pitch, I need to stay focused, alert, and be ready to face my heart-racing moment with confidence.

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'm absolutely scared and I absolutely have reservations, but sometimes you need to find that deep down in you to bring out the best performance of yourself, to bring out the best version of yourself, but yep I'm nervous and I'm scared.

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

There is no point in getting nervous. I get a few butterflies in my stomach, but it isn't really nerves but things that will help your game.

We always go into a game to win.

I don't think we can win every game. Just the next one.

You can always tell the golfer who's winning: he's the one who keeps telling his opponent that it's only a game.

At some point in life's journey, professionally and personally, we have to be able to trust our preparation.

I never missed a putt in my mind.

You are anxious before every game because you had to win it. If you didn't you went down the ladder. I felt proud of the way we beat some teams in tough games.

If you were in a game of football always think you need maybe eight to win the game. Three can on an off day or semi off day but you always hard. And the players recognize that and they'll do that extra to make sure they get winning. The essence of the team is to understand and trust each other and to trust me.

I hope so. God, I've practiced so much that I you don't want to be worse five years later. I feel I have a great game today. I know how hard it is to pull off those great shots, and I know how easy it is to miss, so I'm more aware of these things. But I'm so happy I'm at the age I am right now because I had such a great run and I know there's still more possible.

To me, pre-match preparation is extremely important because that's something which is within my control.

The only difference between a winning team and a losing team is one game. The winning team can win two out of three games...the losing team can only win one out of three.

I'd like to think I did well. I'd like to think that, if I had a must-win game, the guys I played with would want me to have the ball. But no, I don't think I deserve to be in the Hall of Fame.