Nikita Parris Quotes

I've had times when layups didn't go in, you start second-guessing yourself. It's how you come at it and how you react to it.

If I played a bad game, there's gonna be people out there that want to try to bring me down. But I always stay up.

I don't walk around with fear. I walk around with strength. I believe in cause and effect.

Once you lose everything, what's the worst that's going to happen to you? You develop a self-assurance.

I just go out there and play basketball. I'm not worried about missing. I just got to be thinking about the next shot.

Self-belief is certainly an issue you need to make sure you look after when you've lost heavily in two games.

Confidence is not, 'They will like me'. Confidence instead is, 'I'll be fine if they don't'.

I have never, ever considered myself a failure.

Now, I'm not afraid. Or getting myself down about missing shots or missing an assignment late. The game goes on. You've got another chance. That's definitely a mental thing.

Just because you miss shots, you can't doubt yourself. It's easier said than done.

I have a lot of self-belief.

I didn't fear failure. I expected failure.

He who has conquered doubt and fear has conquered failure.

Failure isn't an option. I've erased the word 'fear' from my vocabulary, and I think when you erase fear, you can't fail.

Each day, you get an ounce more confidence. When we're playing like we are, there's no reason not to.

You will be a failure, until you impress the subconscious with the conviction you are a success. This is done by making an affirmation which 'clicks.'

Fortunately, I've always had self-belief.

I've seen a lot of women give up after they've had three or four bad gigs in a row. It's very difficult to learn not to take nasty heckles personally.

I know I've got to learn to believe in myself.

You've got to really be able to accept the rejection.

Faith in oneself is the best and safest course.

I have self-doubt. I have insecurity. I have fear of failure. I have nights when I show up at the arena and I'm like, 'My back hurts, my feet hurt, my knees hurt. I don't have it. I just want to chill.' We all have self-doubt. You don't deny it, but you also don't capitulate to it. You embrace it.

Enter every activity without giving mental recognition to the possibility of defeat. Concentrate on your strengths, instead of your weaknesses... on your powers, instead of your problems.

I think it's really finding that belief in yourself, where you just have it no matter what's going on, no matter what anyone else says. I think that's the challenge, is to really have that belief in yourself.

I've always had a loud mouth, and for that I've gotten a lot of attention. I did falter in some big competitions in my career, but being counted out and not being seen as a threat is something I'm used to.