Jermain Defoe Quotes

It's always good to get a goal on your first shift, but this was a game it seemed everything was going in.

The good part is if I play a solid round of golf, it will be very hard for the others to beat me. And that's all I'm thinking about.

Self-consciousness can destroy a performance. Getting rid of that is always good.

I grabbed 19 rebounds in my first professional game, and somehow found a way to score 20 points. I felt real good about it. I felt that this was the beginning of something good.

In boxing, I had a lot of fear. Fear was good. But, for the first time, in the bout with Muhammad Ali, I didn't have any fear. I thought, 'This is easy. This is what I've been waiting for'. No fear at all. No nervousness. And I lost.

I don't believe in team motivation. I believe in getting a team prepared so it knows it will have the necessary confidence when it steps on a field and be prepared to play a good game.

When I'm in good form there are chances that rivals will worry more about you more than you about them.

I put a lot of pressure on myself to do well and score more, and it will be a matter of time. Once you get back into that rhythm, you will start getting balls that drop to you in positions where it wasn't before. I do have that feeling that it is going to come soon.

I take my three dogs for long walks every day, and I use that time to talk myself through winning every major competition.

Important in a big tournament is how you start. With a great match at the start, you can distance yourself from the unrest from outside. And it increases the respect among opponents.

There's a quote that says, 'If you know yourself and you know your opponent, you shouldn't fear the results of 100 battles.' Just really being prepared gives you a lot of confidence.

I never went into a tournament or round of golf thinking I had to beat a certain player. I had to beat the golf course. If I prepared myself for a major, went in focused, and then beat the golf course, the rest took care of itself.

The way I stand and my posture really complicates my opponents; they don't understand it and don't know what to do about. The way I stand there in front of them really throws them off.

As a playing group you don't go into the game thinking about whether you're the underdog or not.

You have to go into every event with 100 percent confidence and just surf your best because everyone there is there to win, and no one is going to give you the heat. You have to win by a mile to really make a heat.

Even just my basics are so effective against a guy like Max Holloway.

You can see players do things in training that aren't a problem but they can't in a game situation. You have to work on it, relax and be brave.

I used to either lose in my first or second match or I would go very far in the tournament. So I've been saying to myself, 'Come on, you've got to get through these first two matches. They're very tough. Because afterwards you feel different.' So I'm really putting my energy into getting through to those later rounds.

I believe that if you feel good and if you look good when you're playing, it can give you the extra edge that you might need.

Every tournament I play in I fancy my chances of winning, so hopefully I can get through the first few rounds, find a bit of form and kick on.

I'm about great competition. That's why I can have a great smile beforehand and connect with the crowd, and then, when I get in the ring, I flip that switch.

I feel really good in the box when I get an AB in the first inning. I feel like it just starts the day the right way.

That's what tournament football's all about. It's about finding your feet in the first game, finding what works, and gaining confidence.

I think, of course, when you are coming somewhere, when you know you are playing good tennis, it always helps you.

I just look at what's ahead of me. I don't think about, 'For my legacy, I need to do this, this, and this.' I just focus on every fight and how to win that fight.