Cate Campbell Quotes

You have to go into each match believing you can beat all of the players.

I go into every game thinking I'm going to be the hero. I have to, or I wouldn't enjoy it.

I have a winning temperament. I know how to win.

The No. 1 thing is you want to be able to win the game, and we're going to do whatever we have to do to win the game.

So like any football or basketball coach, you always always believe you're going to win.

The good part is if I play a solid round of golf, it will be very hard for the others to beat me. And that's all I'm thinking about.

Play like you're positive on the victory, even though they're leading big now.

We never went into a game that we did not feel sure of winning, and when we lost, we blamed it on hard luck or the umpires. We never gave any other team credit for being able to play ball, and the result was that we were hard to beat. If I could get my team to be confident, I think we would work our way to the front pretty quickly.

If you weren't a risk-taker, you were always going to be a step behind. You could be the best cyclist in the world, but if you weren't a risk-taker, you weren't going to win the Tour de France.

I get nervous for any competition. I also get really competitive.

If I'm not Top 10 or seeded every tournament, it really doesn't matter. I can beat anyone on a good day.

I felt very calm and controlled. That's what you've got to feel and do when it's time to win. It's easy to say, hard to do.

You don't go into a game thinking, 'I'm not confident.' You always think you're going to win.

Some might say friendlies are unimportant, but we always try to win because we then maintain that positive mentality when the real competitions start.

Every time I'm on the court, I think I'm the best player. That's the mind-set a lot of players should have.

When you're going out with the attitude that you want to win, you can't get caught up in the style of play.

Mentality is a big part of every game, when you take the initiative and when you drop.

We need to go into every game believing we are going to win.

I don't really play off nerves. I just want to win.

Everything in your preparation, in your mind is we're gonna win this game. You don't really even think of the other side.

I'm about great competition. That's why I can have a great smile beforehand and connect with the crowd, and then, when I get in the ring, I flip that switch.

So I had to change my mental outlook from, 'wow, this is Lee Haney, the icon we are all trying to aspire to,' to, 'this is the guy I am trying to beat.' I thought, 'I can't be in awe of this guy because, if that is your attitude then you're not going to have much chance of winning.'

I think you have to go out believing you can win the match; otherwise, there's no point walking out on the court, really.

When I come into a tournament, I'm expecting to win. That's my philosophy. I can't go to a tournament thinking, 'I'm going to get my ass kicked today, so I might as well leave.'

There are some concrete ways to create a winning attitude. But nothing beats practicing it. When you prepare to win, belief comes easily.