Major Taylor Quotes

I always feel like the freshest boxer going into competitions.

Confidence and momentum are huge in sport.

Once I go into these fights, and we have to go through the ringer to prepare for them, and we know I'm not 100 percent going in, winning is the most important thing, and dominating is the most important thing, and that's what we've been doing.

I think in the lifetime of a tennis player there are many times where you feel that tremendous confidence.

You know, I'm confident before I go out and play a match that I know, you know, I've put in the work and like I feel confident that I am going to go out there and play well.

I think that major championships are as much about attitude as they are anything else.

For me, I'm more reserved and focused once I get to the game.

When I step forward on the floor, I have the confidence that I'm the best player playing that night and that I am the most prepared at what I need to be doing.

I knew that I have the game to beat the best players.

You have to be ready for all the games and be at 100 per cent if you want to win in this League.

You don't get to the highest levels of the sport without having the basics in order.

I think that's the biggest thing in this sport is when you prepare, you have extra confidence.

There are some concrete ways to create a winning attitude. But nothing beats practicing it. When you prepare to win, belief comes easily.

The first point is always to believe in it when you go on court and then you have the chances to win.

You prepare yourself by concentrating on what you have to do out on the field.

I don't need to scare the other athletes. When I'm running, I will scare them.

Great execution. That's what you have to do when you're playing great teams.

Winning is the science of being totally prepared.

At big championships it's not the fastest person, it's the person who gets it right on the day.

You can't control what the other athlete is going to do; you can't control anything except for your competition and how you execute the race or how you execute the task.

But if I played well and prepared myself properly, then all I had to do was control myself and put myself in a position to win.

I always say that when I'm playing well, no one can beat me. I'm not just saying that to sound full of myself or anything, but it's true.

I'm aware if I'm playing at my best I'm tough to beat. And I enjoy that.

There are periods when you feel really good. You feel the ball is bigger. The court is larger. You feel like you can't miss. And then there are periods when you feel, 'OK, I'm not feeling great.' But I still need to try to find a way to win.

Sport can change so quickly where confidence is such a big factor.