Marko Arnautovic Quotes

I try and have a relaxed attitude and stay quite switched off until about an hour before kick-off.

I'm supposed to relax and concentrate on the image of myself out there skating my race.

When I got to match point in the final I was afraid I'd be a little nervous, but I just said, You have to stay focused, just think about what you have to do.

I'm more of a player that listens and focuses on myself in the dressing room; I don't talk much before the matches.

But if I played well and prepared myself properly, then all I had to do was control myself and put myself in a position to win.

I used to be tense or nervous before heats. But I've learned to get rid of the negative stuff and just stay relaxed and positive - and it seems to be working for me.

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.

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 actually rid myself of superstitions, but I do a quick 20-minute meditation before games.

Growing up, I did quite a bit of reading on the mental side. My dad, who coached me, had us doing a lot of different types of mental work, like visualization. I read a couple of tennis books that talked about calming your nerves, belief, visualization, relaxing, breathing.

When I'm about to play in a big match, I take things easy.

When I get onto the pitch, I block out everything around it, and I really focus on the pitch.

I learn how to put myself in situations at practice that cause me to zone in on what I'm trying to accomplish at meets. I try to make my practice surrounding as close to competition pressure to focus on what I need to do on the big stage.

I cannot control what goes on in another lane and this is how I focus on the Games. There is no point in being nervous of other swimmers. It's just about focusing on yourself and what you need to do in order to perform at your best.

When I'm starting a race, I just completely narrow down my vision and focus on what's directly ahead of me.

I like visualizing a lot, so the night before a competition and right before, I will visualize myself. I'll close my eyes, turn away from everybody, and just see myself doing exactly what I want to accomplish.

Before a race, I block out what's going on in the stadium. It's different for everyone. But for me, I've always been able to block it out. For a sprint race, it's important not to get distracted.

You're trying to put yourself in that moment and trying to prepare yourself, to have a 'memory before the game. I don't know if you'd call it visualising or dreaming, but I've always done it, my whole life.

I don't think about the press or the crowds or the other leaders of the race. The focus is only on myself. As soon as I see the targets, I tune them out.

For me, it's important to relax and concentrate on what I want to do.

I think when you compete every week, when you play under pressure daily, you find your rituals to be 100 percent focused on what you're doing.

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.

When I go on a pitch, I just try to enjoy it as much as I can. The more you enjoy it, the better you play.