J. D. Martinez Quotes

I think you just learn to maybe slow some of the key situations in the game down.

I need to work on timing and the pace of the game. I need to know when to slow it down and speed it up.

When you can get the game to slow down for you, you can play a lot faster.

When I defend, it keeps me patient and lets my game come to me on the offensive end.

Just be patient. Let the game come to you. Don't rush. Be quick, but don't hurry.

I'm not the best gamer - I think you need to be strategic and level-headed, and you need to remain calm under pressure... and I don't really have those qualities!

You can get suckered into believing you have to always be attacking with the bat, ball or fielding positions. But Test cricket is not always like that. There are times when it is a bit slow paced and even a bit boring.

Being patient has made me a more precise fighter.

I have to stop rushing things. I have to be composed in my mind and slow things down. I think that will make me a better finisher.

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

When you're facing a different guy every at-bat, he's coming at you with his best stuff. There's no warm-up; there's no 'see a pitch.' You've got to be locked in from the very first pitch... The biggest thing is do your homework before the game starts.

I think the biggest thing that I learned, and why I've fallen in love with baseball, is how mental of a game it is. It's such a mental sport, and it's beautiful. I think definitely the mental aspect, the stats, and the mathematics, that, to me, really blew me away.

The massive thing that has changed for me was the game management aspect. I still get it wrong sometimes, we all do, when to attack and when to kick, how to control the game, speeding it up and slowing it down. Whereas I used to just go flat out, as hard as I can, get the ball out and get to the ruck as quick as possible.

What's important is you mustn't focus too early and try to play the game before it actually begins.

This is football, so you need to be clever to understand the moment and win games.

You just have to learn that you can't always go and win that ball and there are certain moments to do it.

I definitely have to focus more and think more on what exactly I'm doing, rather than just use my athleticism.

To play as an anchor man you have to be extremely disciplined and a lot of the time you're attracted to the ball but can't go there because if you don't get there or it breaks down there is a hole.

You have to be patient, efficient with your moves, and attuned to what's happening with your body physically. The key is not to rush or panic. You wait and wait and wait - and then strike.

There is nothing more important than staying alert, reading your opponent, that counts for both inside and outside the ring.

You don't win games by being aggressive. You win by being relaxed.

You've got to be more focused, especially starting and playing more minutes. You know the ball's going to be in your hand a lot so you've just got to be prepared for it.

You've got to try to close every inning out, take it one inning at a time, one batter at a time.

In football, it's not enough just to be amazing, but you also have to have a clear head. If you're not calm, it becomes very difficult.

One of the key lessons I learned at Netflix was the necessity of focus.