Oscar Pistorius Quotes

There's no day when I don't think it would be great to be 25 years old and have the Olympics coming in less than 300 days - and be the best in the world. I can't think of anything so motivating.

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.

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

During the decathlon, I always think only of the next event and my personal record.

Yes, I could win the Olympics. I hope to, and that's what I'm training for. But it's really going to come down to me racing on that day... Just being really calm and mature about what the reality is - that's my strategy.

You have to get yourself right for the Worlds. If you can't get yourself right for that you shouldn't be playing.

For every athlete, Olympics is the target, but mine is a little different. I am focusing on improving my timing; that's what I think about.

That's what I'm focused on, having that perfect race.

If all goes well and my body reacts well, and I feel I have a good high level to compete amongst the best then I'll come back and play.

As a scientist, I play in the top league - the Olympics, the World Championships - and I want to be in the lead. As a runner, I set personal goals, and I want to push beyond my own personal limits. I was very happy when I practiced for several months and then reached my goal to run a marathon in 2:50.

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.

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.

You don't want to line up on the blocks and know you have not done everything you possibly can.

I wear my Peggy Fleming T-shirt when I go to sleep every night before I compete, and for the past four years, it's brought me incredible good luck.

I don't believe in team motivation. I believe in getting a team prepared so it knows it will have the necessary confidence when it steps on a field and be prepared to play a good game.

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

When a game comes around, that's the time to be serious. During the week, the training sessions are serious, but away from there, you have to relax and switch off.

I train hard, but having a fight on the cards so often gives me targets and focus.

I have one thing in mind: make the most out of football.

I believe it when I say I can beat anyone if I have a great training camp.

Always, always, always when you prepare for a game, you prepare to win the match.

I'm naturally fired up. I'm naturally excited to play each and every time I lace the shoes up.

I train and prepare for every contest the same so I can compete to the best of my abilities.

I love athletics and martial-arts and competition because it gets me right and puts me in the right place.

I don't like rushing, just like to sit down and rest before a match. Half the time I don't even look at the draw.