Zack Greinke Quotes

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.

When you have two races in a row, it's really important to keep that mental energy stable.

You play 162 days, and you play every day, or you try to play every day, and it's going to take a toll on your body. But that's what we're out here for. We're out here to play.

It's so hard to express yourself, because swimmers are pretty much paying attention to a black line for hours out of a day.

I'd much rather win in three or four sets than go the distance all the time; I seem to put everyone through the wringer quite a bit.

Preparedness for a game that usually lasts four-five hours requires good physical condition and also steady nerves.

It's always difficult, especially the U.S. Open, the last of the Grand Slams. It's always tough because you know, the season is very long. I really played a lot this year. Sometimes it's really hard to stay focused all the time because you're really tired after the whole season.

I love catching, being involved in every pitch of the game; obviously, it beats you up both mentally and physically.

It's all a mind thing, just all mental. You have to know going into the game you have to play at a high level, as many minutes, stuff like that. It's just all mental. You get yourself mentally prepared for it and go out there and play.

There's going to be wear and tear on your body; that's just the nature of the sport, no matter if you're a rookie or if you're 10 years deep in the league.

It's a tough grind sometimes. Playing 82 games and the travel, it can wear you down. It's definitely something you have to learn and adjust to. If you don't, you can play your way out of the league very quickly.

Only players can understand what it's like, travelling and playing every three days, it gets on top of you.

Thinking about the things that happened, I don't know any other ball player would could have done what he (Jackie Robinson) did. To be able to hit with everybody yelling at him. He had to block all that out, block out everything but this ball that is coming in at a hundred miles an hour and he's got a split second to make up his mind if it's in or out or down or coming at his head, a split second to swing. To do what he did has got to be the most tremendous thing I've ever seen in sports.

That's what you do all the hard work for, to play in situations that put your body through gruelling times. If you're not up to it, pull out.

When you play against Rafa, you have to play two hours and 40, 45 minutes.

High jump is such a mental thing. It's you against the bar. It's something that a lot of people struggle with, and people experience slumps and plateaus because of it.

Putting together two powerful sets is always difficult. After you really pour it out one night, it's hard to pour it out the next night.

The footballer's career is very long and staying on the top for many years is always very difficult.

Centre-back takes more out of you mentally than physically.

Tennis is a tough sport - a long year, a lot of matches, a lot of travelling. It's not easy so being mentally tough is a big attribute. It doesn't come easy, you have to work on it.

I think there's always mental and physical aspects of football.

Eighty-two games, it's a long season.

People should realize my job is not as tough as a forward playing 80 games and getting hit every day.

I want to play as long as possible at the highest level.

You have to just adjust to the conditions quickly because there is a big difference in 50-over and 20-over cricket, and if you back yourself, you will do well.