Declan Rice Quotes

When you get 10-15 minutes, you can't be sad or angry with the coach. You just have to play your game and do your best. That is in my mind always.

I don't go crazy when I don't have my best game and say: 'Oof, I've lost my chance, I'm not going to play again.'

You've just got to play yourself at the end of the day - just try and keep to your game, keep focused and if you can do that, you've got a good chance of beating anyone.

I believe in my ability and my mental toughness. I know I can pick up a playbook, like anybody can, and I can compete with anybody.

I normally try to be tranquil on the pitch.

As a driver, it is important to focus on yourself and believe in yourself, and there shouldn't be a reason why, when you are in F1 and there is more attention, you change your approach.

Being relaxed allowed me to fight the way I'm capable of fighting.

I stay really calm and just try to do my best all the time.

I feel confident of being No. 1, but I know I can't let myself play a few bad games.

To be consistently effective, you must put a certain distance between yourself and what happens to you on the golf course. This is not indifference, it's detachment.

My strength was that I am more balanced and calmer than most other riders.

I never let myself get desperate.

You know I need that cockiness, the self-belief, arrogance, swagger, whatever you want to call it, I need that on the golf course to bring the best out of myself. So you know once I leave the golf course, you know that all gets left there.

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

No, I think I used to be pretty superstitious about certain things, but I'm really not anymore. As long as I have everything is in order and I have my things as far as the match goes, shooting I'm fine. But I really don't.

I'm one that doesn't let the pressure or any of the outside kind of scrutiny, all those things, really get to me.

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

I think my biggest strength is that I always keep doing exactly the same thing. There are forwards who go crazy with euphoria, but after a goal, I let myself fall back to the midfield, recharge. Keeping yourself cool and concentrated on your mission.

The more prepared I am, the calmer I will be.

I'm not the type of player to let the 3s get me down: 'Oh, I'm missing a couple of 3s. I don't want to do this no more.' No, I'm out there playing basketball, and I'm not going to let that get me down.

I go into each game with the same mindset of showing people what I can do and letting the rest take care of itself.

I'm a strong person, and when I am not in the team, I can motivate myself to keep focused and be prepared for when I get called on.

I think the one thing about Kawhi is he literally stays level-headed all the time, he never gives up, he never gets down.

It doesn't matter who you're playing against. It's what you can do with your ability and what you believe in.

You may not be playing your best tennis or having your best match; sometimes it's just not your day. The important thing is to believe in yourself, which starts with being confident in your abilities.