Jean-Claude Killy Quotes

Concentration and mental toughness are the margins of victory.

My concentration level blocks out everything. Concentration is why some athletes are better than others. You develop that concentration in training and concentrate in a meet.

Most important was to remain focused and always have presence of mind.

What's a good tournament for him? Winning it. He's good enough.

Half this game is 90 percent mental.

The best players have the mental advantage throughout the league.

When I'm on the field, I'm locked in, focused on my job. I try to have a positive play and try to get points on the board.

I let my racket do the talking.

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.

People think I can just walk out and shoot 75 without taking a warm-up shot. But believe me, it's not that easy.

In international sport you get distractions all the time, but at the end of the day that shouldn't affect how you deliver a ball or how you hit a ball.

As a player you just concentrate on your game.

Nothing goes through your head when you're playing except who you are playing against and what you can do to affect the game.

For some reason, I can really tune in in the majors, and I have no idea why. They really get my attention.

When you walk on a court, clear your mind of everything unrelated to the goal of playing the match as well as you can.

When people say that a certain sport is not a sport - have them play that sport and see if they can do it. Golf is one of the hardest sports you've ever played. Bowling is all about concentration, it's all about focus, it's all about aim.

It provides a different type of element and mental strain athletes love. That's what makes the game of golf so special.

The main thing about archery is a battle with yourself. You can ruin it all. Once you have learned the technique, the point is to recreate the perfect technique over and over and over.

My thoughts before a big race are usually pretty simple. I tell myself: Get out of the blocks, run your race, stay relaxed. If you run your race, you'll win... channel your energy. Focus.

The concentration and dedication- the intangibles are the deciding factors between who won and who lost.

I don't need any crutches in order to concentrate. As a child I learned that you must be ready because I'd be yelled at more than other people and it would always be my fault. I learned that to be professional is your number-one priority. The art comes second. You learn that, in order to give your best performance, you have to be a good technician, which means never allowing negative influences affect your performance.

Those who think that it is easy to play chess are mistaken. During a game a player lives on his nerves, and at the same time he must be perfectly composed.

There were a lot of running backs as good as me. The real difference was that I could focus. I never laid back and relied on natural ability.

When an archer is shooting for nothing, he has all his skill. If he shoots for a brass buckle, he is already nervous. If he shoots for a prize of gold, he goes blind or sees two targets - He is out of his mind! His skill has not changed. But the prize divides him. He cares. He thinks more of winning than of shooting- And the need to win drains him of power.

You can't think and hit the ball at the same time.