Jill Ellis Quotes

Like I said, when you have to play against a great player every night, that defines who you are if you can compete on that same level night in and night out.

to maintain success, stamina is more important than talent. You have to learn to be a marathon runner.

The mark of great sportsmen is not how good they are at their best, but how good they are their worst.

All players have 'ordinary' periods in their career and it's hard to explain why. So at these times, its all about self belief, hard work and hopefully you get the break and your form returns.

That's what I want to do, to go out and perform back to the levels I know I'm capable of, the levels you can produce with consistent games and to win football matches.

My first few years in the league, I was relying on my athleticism to get me by, because that's what got me to the NBA. The problem with that is, you end up getting really, really tired by February.

For players to perform near their best every week is commendable.

Very often, you can go into one game and do really well, and then you have to find that level of performance so quickly again.

If he is having a bad game, a team-mate might feel Paul Scholes is not quite on his game, but a spectator wouldn't notice. Scholes, of all the players I have played with, has the highest bottom level.

For a player with his talent, it is about doing it consistently week in, week out and over 90 minutes.

To win a Grand Slam, you have to win seven matches in a row, and it's very different physically and mentally from other tournaments.

Ronaldo is a unique player for all of his talent and his professionalism. He is a player who is extraordinarily consistent.

There's no magic to running far or climbing Everest. Endurance is mental strength. It's all about heart.

As a soccer player you want to perform, whether it's in front of 72,000 or even 1,000. You always want to be your best because you never know who's watching.

I'm becoming a more complete player where I believe I can compete more week in, week out, especially in major championships.

Having a story is what people connect with, but the story alone doesn't allow you to achieve greatness and results. It's the day-to-day consistency of providing value to your audience.

It's not just about talent. It's about having players with good mentality.

To play three games in seven days is not simple, above all for our wings-backs.

Over the season you have waves. It is very hard to go through the whole season at the same standard and winning games in the same way.

You know you're going to have 162 games. You're going to have six months to play this game and playing every day is going to be a grind.

The tennis calendar is incredibly long, so it's normal to go through ups and downs, and you want to keep the ups as long as possible and the downs as short as possible. You have to be realistic with what you're doing.

I think a tennis match is a marathon. You have to sit down and have food for the next three hours, if not more. And to ask a 15 or 20 or even 25 or 30-year-old to do that, this is not gonna happen.

I understand what it feels like to be tired in a game because I was tired in practice, and I understand what my body can go through and how I can push my body mentally and physically, and that's something I really relate to.

I need to play three or four weeks to get into a rhythm. I'm not like Tiger. I can't play one week and win.

That's what defines the best athletes: being capable of showing up year after year at the highest level.