John Petrucci Quotes

The musical training taught me to focus my mind, before playing in an orchestra taught me how to truly concentrate. If you miss your moment in an orchestra, there is no forgiving.

I was so nervous every night that I had to really focus and keep myself in that moment so that I would not forget the words. I was really present for every song.

I feel attention sometimes in games, from fans and other players. But I just try to play the way I always have, remain focused, and don't let distractions get in my way.

At times during hockey, I know myself, you get so wrapped up in it, you squeeze your stick a little too much, all those things, or you're too focused.

I talked to friends who are actors and who do Shakespeare loads, and they all said 'learn it so that your family wants to clobber you, they're so bored.' You can never relax, that's the problem, because when you do, a bit of Shakespeare comes up to bite your cheeky behind. It just does, if you're not really focused on it.

You work every day technically, physically but so much is in the mind. Look at when players go on big scoring runs, then stop scoring. It's not that they are any different physically, it's very often mental, confidence, concentration.

If I talk to a young player, I always tell them never try too hard.

People deal with the concentration needed to do well in a two-hour race in different ways.

I like to spend time alone before I go on stage.

When I was younger, I used to think ahead too much, and that would make me lose concentration in the match I was playing.

It could be very costly if you don't have a clear mind during a tournament.

I'm like a prize fighter. When I'm not on stage, every action that I take has to be focused on my next performance.

I've tried to play within myself but I need adrenaline and need to be pumped up to play well otherwise you will see snoring snooker like that.

Snooker has been really, really tough for me from a personal point of view because to be at the top and to stay at the top you've got to put the hours in.

When on stage, I have good concentration. When I don't find something interesting, I can't concentrate.

How you think, and how much you think, is so important in golf. There are countless things we can work on and think about in the swing, but when it's time to play in competition, you don't want to think too many thoughts.

The adrenaline is very important for me when I go in to bat. That makes me tick, makes me think better. When your energy is up and running, you have a much better chance of doing well.

If you don't concentrate during a national team match you can just as easily get injured, so I want to make sure I can focus.

At the start of every game, you are focussed on the game you are playing, so you don't look back at previous games.

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

When I'm performing, I have to tell myself, 'Wait a minute. You need to be here right now. You need to hold these memories and remember time is golden.'

I know that I'll joke around to the last minute I get in the car. But once the helmet's on - it's sort of a cliche, but it's true - it's quite symbolic that that is 'go time,' and I'm ready to have some fun and be bad while I do it.

You can't feel your way into an Ashes series, you have to be switched on from ball one. That's just me in a nutshell.

I don't really think about the crowd when I am in the middle. I actually forget about the crowd, forget the money; that's exactly what I always do.

I do like performing 'I'll Take Your Man,' because that was a hard song.