Mark Spitz Quotes

So I had to change my mental outlook from, 'wow, this is Lee Haney, the icon we are all trying to aspire to,' to, 'this is the guy I am trying to beat.' I thought, 'I can't be in awe of this guy because, if that is your attitude then you're not going to have much chance of winning.'

After I lost the first set, I was like, 'OK, I need to get help because I can't play this way.'

The winner's edge is not in a gifted birth, a high IQ, or in talent. The winner's edge is all in the attitude, not aptitude. Attitude is the criterion for success.

Athletic competition clearly defines the unique power of our attitude.

When I've had injuries where there's nothing structurally wrong and I know it's just about gutting through? I have the ability to say, 'Get better. I'm good.'

I have to switch my own mentality into a winning mode, not playing for myself or trying to be selfish.

Mental strength is really important because you either win or lose in your mind. And I'm not solely talking about sporting matches, boxing events - anything you do, you do it first with your mental strength. And you can actually train and develop it, and I am responsible for what I'm saying because I have experience with that.

But I still think it's mind over matter in the sense that if you're strong, you can combat anything.

You have to have the right mind-set.

I will keep smiling, be positive and never give up! I will give 100 percent each time I play. These are always my goals and my attitude.

When you reach that elite level, 90 percent is mental and 10 percent is physical. You are competing against yourself. Not against the other athlete.

Our attitudes control our lives. Attitudes are a secret power working twenty-four hours a day, for good or bad. It is of paramount importance that we know how to harness and control this great force.

I'm a sports junkie, and I am interested in athletic will - how you exceed the expectations of your own performance when it counts to deliver something beyond yourself so that you can win.

Comebacks are not at all easy. After a major surgery, the difficult part is to conquer the inner demons. It's all in the mind. Only an individual can overcome his fears.

For the most part I consider myself a mentally strong player.

I believe in my ability and my mental toughness.

If you want to be at the top, you need to have the winning mentality and the calmness.

I feel as if I was to strike on one thing that I was decent at was mentally where I prepared myself strongly.

I have my moments when I am down and low. But I gather myself when decisions are to be taken.

You can look at it and say I'm doing this better or that better, but the bottom line is, I just learned to be mentally tougher.

I just have a really strong mind and I just believe in myself a lot.

Over the course of six amateur fights and two professional fights I learned a lot about how to get things done, how to pick myself up after disappointment, how to work through frustration and how to process moments of success.

Mindset is important, I should always think about finishing games from any position.

All I can control is myself and just keep having a positive attitude.

I think my mindset is probably the most important thing. Being able to stay positive through whatever injury I had or whatever situation I was going through and focusing on the best player and the best teammate I can be.