Cory Lidle Quotes

Mental attitude and concentration are the keys to pitching.

Ninety percent of my game is mental. It's my concentration that has gotten me this far.

There's a reason that I have confidence out there, and it's about how I prepare for games and for series and seasons and whatnot, so we've got to stick with that kind of thought process.

Most people miss the great part mental outlook plays in this game.

Golf is played between the ears and if you are not 100 percent focused on what you are trying to do, then people will go past you no matter who you are.

You always want to be working, doing reps, but there is also a time you need the mental reps.

We all know how to play tennis. We all know how to hit the ball. It's more just about those details - managing all those early rounds and just managing yourself to make sure you're ready for whatever is coming up next.

I prepare for every game the same.

In football, you only work for the things you can control. You cannot control the outside world: you can only control your preparation; you can only control your performances.

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.

Just trying to go out there and do the same thing I do every time, take it one pitch at a time and give us the best chance to win.

I train and prepare for every contest the same so I can compete to the best of my abilities.

I think that's the biggest thing in this sport is when you prepare, you have extra confidence.

I think a big part of success in football is mental, not physical. How you are inside your head matters more.

Basketball is just something else to do, another facet of life. I'm going to be a success at whatever I choose because of my preparation. By the time the game starts, the outcome has been decided. I never think about having a bad game because I have prepared.

I always practice as I intend to play.

You can make all the excuses you want, but if you're not mentally tough and you're not prepared to play every night, you're not going to win.

I always felt tennis and winning was a byproduct of doing everything right.

Concentration is born on the practice court... you must mentally treat your practice sessions as matches, concentrating on every ball you hit.

Just like any other game we're taking on we've got to prepare, prepare hard, mentally, physically. We've been practicing hard.

You rewind. You think of your preparation. You think of everything you did throughout the week, your life, the practices, the intensity. Everything flashes, and you come right back to that point. And it's like, game on.

The first point is always to believe in it when you go on court and then you have the chances to win.

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

In baseball, you've got to keep working.

Every night you have different match-ups, and you have 82 games, so physically you are going to get tired. You have to be ready mentally to bring your energy and bring the juice every night.