Liu Xiang Quotes

I've probably given myself enough time to prepare for this meet and we're all different athletes so I can't take their results as what's going to be inevitable for me.

Some players need pressure to get the best out of themselves.

Competition keeps you young. It motivates you. It challenges your ego. Messi and Ronaldo have this with each other.

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

There's an adage that a lot of coaches have, that I completely disagree with, is if you make the Olympic team too early you become complacent.

Been dealing with pressure since I've been playing sports, so that's why I play the position. It's a pressure-packed position and I love it.

It's really important to have someone in competition for your position. Because that's the way to make each other a better player.

Kids should be encouraged to compete.

When you've won a gold medal and you're at the top of your sport, everyone's trying to beat you. I find that incredibly motivating.

I want to know about what makes an athlete tick.

A lot of athletes use sports psychologists.

I think every athlete will tell you no matter what sport you're in, when you train so hard and when you care so much about doing what you do, there's a little bit of nerves that come with that. But nerves that won't prevent you form performing, nerves that, hopefully, allow you to be that much more motivated and inspired to do well.

I love competition because I've always run faster when somebody was running next to me.

A good boss makes his men realize they have more ability than they think they have so that they consistently do better work than they thought they could.

I listen to music before my competitions to get me pumped up. It helps me stay focused.

Really, coaching is simplicity. It's getting players to play better than they think that they can.

When your teammates are telling you to score and telling you to shoot 3s, when you ain't shot a 3 in your whole life, that's cool. I mean, that makes you feel good. and, like, all the work you've put in, they are telling you to show what you have been working on.

There will be mental worries with the long jump before Rio, but I know I can get through it. It's just getting my confidence back. I know I have a big jump in me.

I just enjoy training. I enjoy being there, enjoy coming into games and training sessions where I can feel that I'm as good or better than the players I have to play against or with.

A hint of competition goes a long way with guys.

As a footballer, I'm never satisfied with where I'm at.

Knowing that guys are out there improving and trying to take it to that next level, that gives me fire to improve my play and work on these little things that can keep me from dominating a game.

Psychology is a big part of sport that some people do not realise. But it is a skill you have to practice.

I think I play better when people say keep showing us what you've got, keep showing us. And whatever's going to get me to play at a high level is what I want to do.

I always try to find something to motivate me to be a better player.