Jessica Ennis-Hill Quotes

When I got to match point in the final I was afraid I'd be a little nervous, but I just said, You have to stay focused, just think about what you have to do.

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

I used to be tense or nervous before heats. But I've learned to get rid of the negative stuff and just stay relaxed and positive - and it seems to be working for me.

When I get onto the pitch, I block out everything around it, and I really focus on the pitch.

I cannot control what goes on in another lane and this is how I focus on the Games. There is no point in being nervous of other swimmers. It's just about focusing on yourself and what you need to do in order to perform at your best.

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.

When I go out on the ice, I just think about my skating. I forget it is a competition.

I've always been quiet in the dressing room before the game. I try to focus and give everything.

Being relaxed allowed me to fight the way I'm capable of fighting.

Growing up, I did quite a bit of reading on the mental side. My dad, who coached me, had us doing a lot of different types of mental work, like visualization. I read a couple of tennis books that talked about calming your nerves, belief, visualization, relaxing, breathing.

There is no point making ourselves nervous before a match.

When I'm off the golf course, I feel the pressure, but I try to concentrate on the golf course.

I try to keep myself in what I'm doing and focused on character stuff, as opposed to getting wrapped up in worrying or being nervous. It won't benefit me, in any way, to focus on that.

When I'm starting a race, I just completely narrow down my vision and focus on what's directly ahead of me.

I'm always calculating what I want to do, who I want to be, what I want to accomplish. I don't need to worry about that - that's always there on a slow simmer. The muscle I have to work on is being more present.

I've really learned over the years how to control my adrenaline and let it all out when they shoot the gun versus letting the crowd and the lights and the camera get to me.

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.

For me, it's important to relax and concentrate on what I want to do.

I think when you compete every week, when you play under pressure daily, you find your rituals to be 100 percent focused on what you're doing.

Every once in a while I run the Olympic downhill in Japan in my head. I think of how the energy is going to flow and then I make it all work for myself.

The key to success is to focus our conscious mind on things we desire not things we fear.

Confidence in golf means being able to concentrate on the problem at hand with no outside interference.

I try to take the mental aspects of every sport that I've ever played and use it toward kicking, how to react in certain situations.

There will be mental worries with the long jump before Rio, but I know I can get through it. It's just getting my confidence back. I know I have a big jump in me.

I actually rid myself of superstitions, but I do a quick 20-minute meditation before games.