Marco Silva Quotes

I am mentally strong.

You try to hide your emotions, so as not to show weaknesses to others. I believe it's the same for every sportsman.

I don't really get too high or too low. I think when you have a big tournament, that's the important thing: managing emotion.

You have to be able to be a good loser. You have to be okay knowing you're going to fail every day in something without getting mad and upset.

I just try to stay positive and focused on the tennis, not let anything get to me, like crazy questions. But I'm tough, let me tell you, tough as nails.

Strength of character does not consist solely in having powerful feelings, but in maintaining one’s balance in spite of them

It's just a game. I love it. And yeah, I get frustrated, but I try to not let it get me too upset. I mean, I don't get upset over bad shots or anything like that.

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

When things begin to go negative, sometimes we just have to cover our ears and not let such circumstances influence us.

I'm competitive when I fight, but I don't get emotionally involved.

Yeah, I get frustrated. But I try not to let those frustrations get out into the media or get out onto the court in my play.

Being mentally strong is something I've always been very good at and sometimes you just have to dig a bit deeper.

I'm not one to trash talk my opponents. If the talk is on, then let's go, I'll say the truth - nothing more or less. But it doesn't affect me in my competition.

I expect to beat everybody I play. It's kind of that quiet confidence that I have inside that I try to present to the opponent without getting too overboard. Because there are times when I seem composed, but inside I'm losing my mind.

Of course, fighting is one of the most emotional things that you can possibly do. You have to constantly deal with your emotions, especially myself. I have so many that that's where I get my energy from. But it's a matter of controlling them, and yeah, I just don't let nothing affect me.

I'm mentally strong.

I may have lost my heart, but not my self-control.

There is no room on the golf course for anger or self-pity.

You learn to accept defeat graciously in golf. Unlike other sports, the game itself is a constant opponent. It never stops. A golfer is fortunate to win a few times. We spend our whole lives trying to conquer something, and we lose a lot more than we win.

I was full of a hot, powerful sadness and would have loved to burst into the comfort of tears, but tried hard not to, remembering something my Guru once said -- that you should never give yourself a chance to fall apart because, when you do, it becomes a tendency and it happens over and over again. You must practice staying strong, instead.

When there's somebody racing side-by-side, when somebody's right next to me and they're pushing and we're both tired, we're both fatigued, I want to be able to beat them mentally.

Stay calm and aggressive.

You can't let the highs get too high and you can't let the lows get too low.

I am not fearless. I get scared plenty. But I have also learned how to channel that emotion to sharpen me.

I am a positive person and do not allow things to get on top of me.