Rickie Fowler Quotes

If you're going off a 90-foot jump, you can't say: 'Oh, I don't want to do this now.' You're going no matter what.

I don't really think about the degree of difficulty or the possibility of making a mistake. I just try to relax and let my preparation and training take over.

I can get really nervous before a race. People will think this is mad, but sometimes I have got to the start line and thought, 'What if I can't do this?' But the minute I sit on the bike, I am like a different person.

If you are leaping a ravine, the moment of takeoff is a bad time to be considering alternative strategies.

You can't try to do things; you simply must do them.

If I'm thinking about a particular injury, then I'm already a step behind. If I'm so gun shy in the pocket and not worried about the receivers that are open down field, something's going to happen that's not going to get the job done. So my main focus is having confidence in myself knowing that I'm able to be myself when I'm out there.

Experience tells you what to do; confidence allows you to do it.

I know where my priorities lie.

I will be the focal point for however long I decide to play. Half of me likes that idea and half of me doesn't, but once the adrenaline kicks in, I'll probably really enjoy it.

You can't swing with hesitation; you can't try to steer the ball to the flag; you can't worry about that water hazard as you take the club back. You have to pick the right club, visualize the shot you want to hit, and then focus on that shot until the ball is gone.

All my life, whenever it comes time to make a decision, I make it and forget about it.

But when you actually go in the ring, it's a very lonely and scary place. It's just you and the other guy.

I have to trust what I do and then do it.

The day I think about throwing the ball away at the beginning of a play, I should stop playing.

I stopped thinking too much about what could happen and relied on my physical and mental strength to play the right shots at the right time.

If you put off everything till you're sure of it, you'll never get anything done.

You can hesitate before deciding, but not once the decision is made.

Whenever I put myself out there on the line, skating against other people, I simply want to win.

I'd visually have that idea. I'm diving off the end of the diving board. I'm not going to be worried about if I'm going to dive into a jellyfish or the water's going to be too cold or the boys are going to beat me. I'm just doing it. And if I do it, it's a good chance I'll make it.

I get nervous playing the Opry still. You take that nervous energy and channel it into being amped.

When I'm getting ready for a fight - when I'm in that locker room or I'm making that walk and I finally get to the Octagon - it's all spiritual.

I spar in the gym, and I take pride in my sparring. But I'm a better fighter when the lights come on because it's right now - there is no tomorrow.

I am a relaxed guy. I play that way, and I can't change my style. I watch games and see guys who panic on the ball - they look so nervous. I can be calm, because I sometimes know what I want to do before the ball comes to me.

I always make a decision, even if it's the wrong one. I hate being confused.

I'm one of those very confident people who just forgets about fear and gives it to somebody else. I get into that ring, and I walk round, I hear my music, and then I start buzzing.