Willie Cauley-Stein Quotes

I just come to training, work hard, go home, prepare for the game, then play.

Actually the adrenaline of the game will probably help me out a little bit to regain command and concentration about the things that I have to do.

I think of the important things: how to prepare, how to practice, how to prepare to practice.

Just have to continue to motivate myself to be ready at any time, be ready to go no matter what. Keep my mind busy and stay locked in.

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

I feel confident of being No. 1, but I know I can't let myself play a few bad games.

I'd be walking off the court thinking I didn't put everything out there, which was the last thing I wanted, so I just went out there and focused on my game, and it worked out great. It's nice to know I can play at that level, but to do it week in, week out is a different challenge, and I want to be able to do that.

The only thing I can control is winning on the basketball court.

I just keep myself focused and try to prepare each week for our games.

You have to be able to shut out everything else, all the distractions and criticism. There's a lot of work that went on off the pitch, a lot of conversations, to make that happen.

I never prepare according to how I feel for a fight. I always prepare to be a better me.

I'm someone who always comes on the court no matter what's going on in my life. It's all about basketball and my teammates and my team. I don't let any distractions in, and I bring my best every night, regardless of what's going on or what people are talking about.

Beast Mode doesn't make excuses. It doesn't complain. Whatever you're doing, go out there and get it done. Keep pushing. If I have a bad game, I think about what I have to do to return to form. Figure it out, go to sleep, and wake up a new man.

The thing about dancing - what it taught me all those years - is it gives you an amazing sense of discipline in forcing yourself to do things that you know are good for you but you don't really want to do.

In my life I do a lot of things but I never forget my training.

Once you have commitment, you need the discipline and hard work to get you there.

People often say that motivation doesn't last. Well, neither does bathing - that's why we recommend it daily.

You've got to get good habits of working hard so that when that play comes up during the regular season that you're able to complete it and do it the right way.

When I get on a course that's not very good, that's not tough, I fall asleep. Mentally I must be lazy, like a little kid, but I always seem to do well when there's a tough situation.

The habits of study in which I have been brought up have done much to support me. I never allow myself to be one moment unoccupied.

I just stay focused, and I always think about gymnastics. I am just doing what I always do... working really hard and pushing myself to the maximum and keeping myself motivated.

I don't think about the press or the crowds or the other leaders of the race. The focus is only on myself. As soon as I see the targets, I tune them out.

Kids will come into my boxing gym with no discipline, and then you teach them how to focus and love what they're doing, which then travels outside into their home and work life.

I've refined my mechanics, refined my pitches. I've gotten more confidence, and I've gotten more determination. I've got a better idea what I'm doing out there.

I knew what my times were and how my practices were progressing and how close I was to the goals I had set for the year. I swam hard. I always swam hard. If I didn't, I knew I would pay for it either the next day or the next meet.