Virgil van Dijk Quotes

I'm all about your mindset, being focused, staying positive, being optimistic, and knowing that these are all aspects of my life that I love and enjoy.

I learned early in sports that to be effective - for a player to play the best he can play - is a matter of concentration and being unaware of distractions, positive or negative.

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.

I focus on each leg and not what the score is.

Whether you're an athlete or just someone aspiring to be at the top of your game - in the workplace, gym or even at home - it's important to have that special something that sets you apart and helps you stay focused.

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 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.

Actually the adrenaline of the game will probably help me out a little bit to regain command and concentration about the things that I have to do.

Commitment, belief and positive attitude are all important if you're going to be a success, whether you're in sports, in business or, as in my case, anthropology.

I think the most important thing I work on is just my mental approach to every day, my mental approach to the game. How to come in each and every day focused, doing what I want to do, I think that's just the biggest issue.

I'd try to channel my nervous energy in a positive way into strength and endurance. It didn't always work.

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

Confidence in golf means being able to concentrate on the problem at hand with no outside interference.

You have to make sacrifices. You have to work out, to be relaxed in your mind, to focus on what you're doing.

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 want to live a life full of purpose and intention. Sometimes when we play sports and athletics you can lose your purpose.

I would like to fight as hard as I possibly can in each and every game and win or lose, leave it at that, and move forward. I know in my heart that that is the mindset I need to be a successful and happy athlete.

As a player, you just want to focus on controlling the controllables.

I'm always composed, calm, and always believe in my own ability, and if I start well, then I end up having a good game, usually.

I just focus on what I can control, and that's how hard I play and my attitude.

I know it is a cliche, but I am just going to focus on each game and try to do as well as I can.

Just have to worry about making sure I'm playing my game and doing all that.

We try to keep our heads cool and our chins up to win every weekend. Sometimes it works better than others but you have to focus on the positive side so for that next game you still have the right state of mind.

Look, I try to focus on the essentials, on the games. It is very good for me.