J. D. Martinez Quotes

If I'm preparing for something and I've got a huge day the next day, I have to get into character the night before to assess the scene. I can't assess a scene unless I'm in character, if that makes sense.

I try to take the mental aspects of every sport that I've ever played and use it toward kicking, how to react in certain situations.

I've taken thousands of shots in the corner. It's all mental. That's all it comes down to, is to be ready, wait for your opportunity, and execute.

I must continue to work hard in training. I need to think more like a goal scorer; sometimes I get so immersed in the game because I love general play so much.

I like to take the floor apart mentally. I like to visualize an opponent going for you.

Thinking should be done beforehand and afterwards - never while actually taking a photograph.

When I go out on the ice, I just think about my skating. I forget it is a competition.

Before a match, I need to be alone. I need to reach concentration and focus on the game ahead of me.

The only thing I want to think about the moments before a race is competing. I don't want the little things to distract me.

I don't have tapes of meditation, but I put on the meditation station. I did as a player, too. I used to always play the game before the game happened. As a coach, I do the same thing.

There is a need to be the best you can be. You can't panic; you concentrate. When I run up to the hurdles, I'm very nervous, but I'll tend to think about technical things to keep my mind focused.

I'm usually very analytical when I'm prepping stuff: real into the head thing.

That's the main thing for a player: you feel comfortable, you feel aware of everything around you, and you don't think about anything other than football when you're on the pitch.

We must condition the players. They need to get into the right frame of mind in the hours leading up the game.

Mentally, I have to get my body and mind in the right place before I start the routine, but once into the zone, it's like I turn on a switch. I envision myself doing the same thing for the Olympic Games.

I have a specific routine before every match. I like to grip my rackets, because I feel that someone else won't do it how I like them. But the biggest thing is that I don't like to stress about my match all morning. Twenty minutes before, I'll sit down and think about the game plan and warm up. And then I just play.

I just try to focus in to what I'm supposed to do at the line and shoot the basketball.

When you line up on the track, you want to have done your homework, be aware of what they are capable of. You think about everything. It's like taking a journey, innit?

When I set my eyes on the gold at the world championships, I was able to maintain that focus that whole day. That's what I aim to do in Rio - my focus is gold, so I can keep in that good state; I can't get too complacent. I can't relax; I can't be content. I need to be 100 per cent switched on.

What I need to do is relax, take my time, and make my shots count. That will give me more energy later in the fights but also allow me to throw the punches harder.

Try to be on every pitch, try to be in the moment, and try to think every ball's going to come at you, no matter if it's not, but trying to get that mindset going.

I've always been quiet in the dressing room before the game. I try to focus and give everything.

Shooting is all about rhythm and confidence, and sometimes those are the last things that get there.

Every time I catch the ball, I'm seeing a lot of bodies. The key for me is not to force.

Goalscoring depends on how relaxed you are in front of goal.