Saul Niguez Quotes

Always keep your composure. You can't score from the penalty box; and to win, you have to score.

You have to slow your heart rate, stay calm. You have to shoot in between your heartbeats.

I can't be impatient. It would show on the floor, and I won't compete if I'm thinking about getting the ball.

In football, it's not enough just to be amazing, but you also have to have a clear head. If you're not calm, it becomes very difficult.

I'd like to be more patient! I just want everything now. I've tried to meditate, but it's really hard for me to stay still. I'd like to try to force myself to do it, because everybody says how wonderful meditation is for you, but I can't shut my mind up. So patience and learning is the key.

The bigger the game, the better I liked it. Not that I was about to let anybody know I was excited. I approached every game the same way. One pitch, one hitter at a time.

Just be patient. Let the game come to you. Don't rush. Be quick, but don't hurry.

One thing I probably share with everyone else in the astronaut office is composure.

The two biggest things that translate from the pitching mound to hunting and fishing are patience and perseverance. When you're on the mound, you have to take the game one pitch at a time, regardless of the score, and that approach helps when I'm in the woods or on the water as well.

In golf, you have to stay patient and calm. On the race track you can let loose, but in golf you can't and you must be calm.

If you can keep playing tennis when somebody is shooting a gun down the street, that's concentration.

I tend to be pretty calm.

Being patient has made me a more precise fighter.

For me, playing the game of football, obviously there's a lot of emotions going on. But I always like to keep calm and just be myself.

Every game is won with patience.

You don't win games by being aggressive. You win by being relaxed.

If someone drops a catch, and I get angry, will that catch come back to us? It won't. Therefore, it is better to be cool, because that helps in better performance.

As a player you just concentrate on your game.

I had to learn to take my time in MMA, and I was just able to keep a clear head.

Obviously, a lot of things play on your mind when you're batting. This might happen and this might not. The best thing you can do when you're batting is not to think too much, and wait for the next ball.

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

I feel like saying we need to all calm down a little. Let's take the time to breathe. I have no intention of allowing myself be distracted.

The key to winning is poise under stress.

Sometimes I just get over-excited. I see the pitch and I think, 'I have to get this wicket.' When I am just looking to bowl, I am calm and composed, and most of the time I get it right. The ball lands where I want it to.

But I wasn't getting in my pace, staying within myself, I was getting a little rushed. So I think I finally took a couple deep breaths and let myself get my timing back.