Andrew Flintoff Quotes

As professional cricketers, we have to ensure that we are battle-ready all the time.

I had good and bad seasons for Essex. I was a real form player: if I got on a run, I was happy and confident, but if I had a bad trot, I was far too analytical of my game, worried about it too much and my form got worse.

When you are not scoring runs for the last two-three games, then you need to get that form back; preparation is the best thing to do.

You prepare yourself by concentrating on what you have to do out on the field.

I felt good in all my fights. It's all in the preparation. I prepare myself for all of them. And I felt good in all my fights.

You know, I'm confident before I go out and play a match that I know, you know, I've put in the work and like I feel confident that I am going to go out there and play well.

Realizing full well that fine condition and confidence will not in themselves make a champion, it is my belief, however, that they are essential factors.

Any active sportsman has to be very focused; you've got to be in the right frame of mind. If your energy is diverted in various directions, you do not achieve the results. I need to know when to switch on and switch off: and the rest of the things happen around that. Cricket is in the foreground, the rest is in the background.

Nobody can walk on a track and beat me unless they have an extraordinary day and I have a bad day, which I keep from happening.

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

Watching game film motivates me a lot. It shows me what I need to work on and determines the specific workouts I do.

I'm getting more confident in what I can do in the ring, and that just comes with hard work and training.

I always feel like the freshest boxer going into competitions.

I'm becoming a more complete player. I have more shots. I can rely more on my putting, rely on my short game.

It's tough when you don't know if you're going to play or when you're going to play. But keeping the consistency and keeping in shape is important.

When you walk out of your apartment, you think about performing; you do not think about how your opponent looks. So I think the advice from me to everybody is just to go out there and have fun.

I gotta be able to beat good guys at any moment. I think that's what I'm taking.

On a scale of 1 to 10, I can bring a 10 to any important game.

I'm always composed, calm, and always believe in my own ability, and if I start well, then I end up having a good game, usually.

I just feel so much more comfortable and confident every game I play.

When I'm outside the car, I'm just kind of relaxed, hanging out. People tell me I could be more confident outside the car, but when I get in the race car, I don't feel like anybody can beat me.

When it comes to football, I always prepare like I'm going to be the guy.

When I step forward on the floor, I have the confidence that I'm the best player playing that night and that I am the most prepared at what I need to be doing.

Every day before the game, I know what I want to do. The days I feel off, it's knowing what it is I want to do and getting it back.

When you know you are 100% and, you know, are ready to go, you just have that feeling. You know you are going to perform well.