Ajay Piramal Quotes

Anything you're trying to will is focused on the future; it's always associated with some sort of anxiety that makes the present moment somewhat uncomfortable.

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

I don't pay any attention to records. I don't want pressure. I just want to get to that line.

I know I perform best when I stay calm.

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.

No matter how good you are at planning, the pressure never goes away. So I don't fight it. I feed off it. I turn pressure into motivation to do my best.

The more relaxed you can get, the better you'll do.

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.

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

Ability is what you're capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it.

I think if I was less exigent with myself, maybe I would be more productive, because I would put less pressure on my shoulders.

I don't take pressure or keep expectations because then it becomes difficult to concentrate.

In the last two World Cups, I realised that when you put a lot of pressure on yourself, it does not work.

I was worrying about how Mitchell Starc, Mitchell Johnson or Josh Hazlewood would get me out and how I would counter it, but in doing that forgot how I was going to score runs and put pressure on them, which is what I'm good at. I have to be more focussed on myself.

When you're tense and you're forcing the issue, you kind of cloud your vision, so I think just being confident and super relaxed, waiting for my timing, has really helped me.

If I was to get nervous, then I'm wasting my energy.

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

I don't feel pressure going into games.

We all enjoy pushing ourselves to accomplish our objectives. But we don't need stress to get there.

You don't get results by focusing on results. You get results by focusing on the actions that produce results.

I find fear is a great motivator to work hard.

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

I have no organisational skills. All my energy goes into worry - worrying takes a lot of energy.

When I get on a course that's not very good, that's not tough, I fall asleep. Mentally I must be lazy, like a little kid, but I always seem to do well when there's a tough situation.

If you cannot concentrate, you are not so happy.