Matt Riddle Quotes

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

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.

You can't feel your way into an Ashes series, you have to be switched on from ball one. That's just me in a nutshell.

I like to be confident, absolutely not cocky, and I like to have that healthy fear of my opponents. It keeps me on my toes.

As long as I have that support from my team, and I have that confidence in myself that I train really hard, I think there's no one out there who can defeat me in my weight class.

Yes, I'm the same grumpy Gautam who smiles very less on the field. I go very quiet before going into the match. I guess it works for me, though my team-mates keep telling me it is just a game.

I never smile when I have a bat in my hands. That's when you've got to be serious. When I get out on the field, nothing's a joke to me. I don't feel like I should walk around with a smile on my face.

So my game is solid. So that obviously makes me feel confident, that like anybody else in this field, you name them, I feel like I've got the ability to win the golf tournament just as much as they have, and that's the way I'm going to take it.

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.

I concentrate on preparing to swim my race and let the other swimmers think about me, not me about them.

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

I'm not feeling much pressure for the Olympics because I think I already have done many things in my career. I will try to enjoy my second Olympics.

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.

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.

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

Some guys have trouble sleeping the night before an important round. I never have. Invariably, I sleep longer and better, and have more dreams, when I'm in contention and feeling pressure.

Every time I step on the court, I know I can beat my opponent.

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

You try to say every week that you're facing a faceless opponent. No matter who it is, you want to have the same mindset, no matter what type of game it is - first game of the season, last game of the season.

It doesn't matter the way you're playing, especially the beginning of a grand slam. It doesn't change anything.

For me, I'm more reserved and focused once I get to the game.

I never focus on my opponent - I focus more on myself: knowing what my strengths are, where I can take the fight, how I can win the fight, and the intensity that I'm going to bring to a fight.

When I'm on the field, I'm locked in, focused on my job. I try to have a positive play and try to get points on the board.

If you're scared to lose rather than excited to win, then that's the wrong way to approach a race.

You have to forget you are playing against your idol, because the guy on the other side also wants to play better than you and beat you. I don't think you should allow yourself to think like this when you go against any player.