Nafisa Joseph Quotes

Concentration is one of the happiest things in my life.

Keep your head on your shoulders.

I know how to zone myself in and just play the game.

Every great player has learned the two Cs: how to concentrate and how to maintain composure.

Sting is much better at switching off than I am. He can concentrate and meditate whatever might be going on in the room and is far more disciplined.

It's all about mentally staying in the moment and not losing concentration and trying to back up every day.

It's a horrible and wonderful battle with yourself, to stay calm, stay in the moment. My coach said, "Stay here, not at the target. Don't be down there." It's why they call it the Zen art.

Concentration is the ability to think about absolutely nothing when it is absolutely necessary.

What do I mean by concentration? I mean focusing totally on the business at hand and commanding your body to do exactly what you want it to do.

But above that, most mature adults can hold their attention on something for 45 minutes, whether they like it or not. But above that requires training.

The mind is crazy thing. To be focused is the most difficult thing.

While you are meditating, if your mind wanders, gently bring it back to the present moment.

You're a wise person if you can easily direct your attention to what ever needs it.

I've trained all my life not to be distracted by distractions.

You can't control the world, but when you control your thoughts, you bring order.

If you know you're going to be outside, you have to be a little bit more in tune, so that you don't get distracted by what's going on and focus better.

One of the secrets of a successful life is to be able to hold all of our energies upon one point, to focus all of the scattered rays of the mind upon one place or thing.

That's what helped me be successful is staying as calm as possible.

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.

Being able to control your mind is a beautiful thing.

It's not only about a game and tennis, but it's more about the mental things sometimes.

As a player, it's important to focus on the here and now.

Once I dedicated my time to mixed martial arts, I became careful about what I let into my mind. I made a goal of being the best on Earth in mixed martial arts and fighting. I wanted to build my mind into something good, not just of the world. I wanted to be different.

If you are humble, your concentration will be very high. That's the way to go in sports.

Twenty-five minutes is a long time to stay focused. It's really something I had to work on to go in there and not get complacent for 2 seconds or 5 seconds or 1 second. That's all it takes.