Adam Vinatieri Quotes

The mental aspect of kicking is the difficult part. Physically, we still have to be in shape and perform on the field, but the thing that separates the ones who make it versus the ones who don't is definitely the mental side.

In football, you have to be strong in the head. The mentality is important, and I do have this quality so I can keep going.

Tennis is a psychological sport, you have to keep a clear head. That is why I stopped playing.

Success in golf depends less on strength of body than upon strength of mind and character.

Half this game is 90 percent mental.

Some players aren't able to show their ability in Europe, but some players can - I think the most important quality in the successful players is that they are mentally strong.

The mental side of sports, it's huge. It's such a massive part of the game.

Fighting, especially at this level, is about getting through adversity. You position yourself mentally to go out and take on obstacles that stand in your way. In the Octagon and in life, you face tough situations and have every chance to quit, but the more adversity you push through, the more likely you are to be successful.

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.

It's not only about a game and tennis, but it's more about the mental things sometimes.

I definitely have been working a lot on the mental side of my game.

Wrestling is one of the hardest things, and it has nothing to do with the extremely hard physical part of it. It has to do with the psychological part of it.

Many people ask, 'What do you need mentally to succeed in F1?' I say, 'What do you mean mentally?'

Just knowing you can get into a cage and do that is part of how the mindset of a fighter can be applied to pretty much any situation really.

Obviously kicking is very mental and if you do struggle it is a little harder to go out there with confidence, but the good ones, if they miss they can bounce right back and make the next one.

I'm lucky enough to be mentally strong, which I think is fundamental for a goalkeeper.

Tennis is a tough sport - a long year, a lot of matches, a lot of travelling. It's not easy so being mentally tough is a big attribute. It doesn't come easy, you have to work on it.

The more mental strength you have, the better. If you look at some of the best players that we have seen over the years and that I have been playing with, mentally they are the best competitors as well, something I have worked hard on.

I believe in greater self-sufficiency. International sport is tough, no doubt, but there shouldn't be too many crutches. In most cases sports psychologists are crutches, and they tend to soften rather than harden the players.

The mind is absolutely instrumental in achieving results, even for athletes. Sports psychology is a very small part, but it's extremely important when you're winning and losing races by hundredths and even thousandths of a second.

Always, if you win mentally, you can win physically as well.

I've been in a poor physical shape many times in my career and I've had some of my best results. My best performances happened because my mind was in the right place. The mind is definitely stronger than the body.

The thing with physical preparation is I have tons of friends who train at a really high level and who can give me advice. But with mental training, I don't really know anybody who has a much better mind for climbing, I guess, so I don't really know where I would go. It's not really a limiting factor for me.

To win Grand Slams you have to be in the right frame of mind, the right physical shape.

I think rugby is 80 per cent mental.