Sergio Garcia Quotes

I enjoy playing golf, but no, I don't think golf helps driving. It does take my mind away from driving, though; every time I play golf, I don't think about Formula 1.

I think I'm really good at forgetting about golf when I'm off the golf course.

The successful golfers - they're like astronauts or pilots. They have that demeanor that they can focus and stay within that one moment and nothing distracts them. That's not me.

Golf is played between the ears and if you are not 100 percent focused on what you are trying to do, then people will go past you no matter who you are.

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

When you're on the pitch, you can't think about what the fans are thinking.

When you hit that safe 40-point mark it's very easy for a player to think about his holidays and actually switch off.

There are times in the game when you have lapses. It just means you're not as locked in as when you first get in or at the end of the game.

You don't think anything about age when you're playing [golf]. I mean, why would you ever think about that.

A leading difficulty with the average player is that he totally misunderstands what is meant by concentration. He may think he is concentrating hard when he is merely worrying.

No matter how loud the stadium is, once you're on that field and that offense walks up to the line, it's silent. You can only hear the guys on the field. It's amazing how much concentration you can have when it's required and how powerful your mind is to give it to you.

I just want to concentrate on my rugby and enjoy it and live in the moment.

I never read my press when I was competing. I never got caught up in what I was doing at that moment.

I just want people to focus on the performance.

Coming from a background of being onstage, you're onstage for two and a half hours and you're in it for the whole time no matter what you're doing. Even if you don't have a line, you have to stay in it.

I get 0.5 seconds to react to a ball, sometimes even less than that. I can't be thinking of what XYZ has said about me. I need to surrender myself to my natural instincts. My subconscious mind knows exactly what to do. It is trained to react. At home, my family doesn't discuss media coverage.

Every night you have different match-ups, and you have 82 games, so physically you are going to get tired. You have to be ready mentally to bring your energy and bring the juice every night.

I won't wear rings and jewelry on the stage because I don't want you looking at my hands. I want you hearing what I'm saying.

I say my greatest strength is my speed, and I think that I could use some work on my concentration.

I think one reason people play golf is it allows them to obsess about something other than the daily crap. It takes your mind off that.

Golf at its measured pace permits an electric excess of mental activity.

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.

Actors don't listen to each other. You're so obsessed with what you're saying or doing that the other person could be talking in Swahili and you wouldn't know.

The conductor has the advantage of not seeing the audience.

I certainly don't think adrenalin coursing through your veins, is going to help with the fine motor skills of golf.