Beauden Barrett Quotes

I think there's nothing that's not important. Everything you do - from how you connect with the guys in the locker room, to how you learn, to how you play on the field - everything's important; everything goes with the position.

I'm a strong believer that you practice like you play, little things make big things happen.

If you're going to do a job, do it right. If you're going to throw a birthday party, make it amazing. If you're going to do anything, do it awesome.

I have to go at a good pace because how you practice, that's how you play.

I think every time I step on the court, I'm just preparing myself to be the best player I can be, be the best teammate I can be as well.

I've taken two weeks off before I've played a major, and I've played two straight weeks before a major as well. I definitely feel it's important, whether I've taken time off or played right before, that I take necessary rest time in the weeks before the tournament.

I don't just train to be a participant. I train to come up big in big moments. That's when I know I've got to roll the sleeves up.

I think you have to dig deep in every performance.

I focused solely on the sprints, dedicated my time there, got in the weight room, just really did everything I could to make sure I would be in the best position to run for gold.

All of the products I take help me feel like I'm getting the maximum amount out of my workouts and out of my practice work. They're a big part of preparing and recovering each week.

I'm the kind of person who likes to focus on one thing at a time. I'll focus on my skiing and then when I get to the bottom of my run and the cameras are on me, I'll focus on what I need to say, and then I'll focus that night on recovering and getting ready for the next day.

Little things make the difference. Everyone is well prepared in the big things, but only the winners perfect the little things.

The little things are important, Mr. Wind-Up Bird.

If you tell a teammate you're ready to play as tough as you're able to, you'd better go out there and do it.

I played my best everyday. You never know when someone may be seeing you play for the first time.

A champion pays an extra price to be better than anyone else.

I run on the road long before I dance under the lights.

It is the close observation of little things which is the secret of success in business, in art, in science, and in every pursuit in life. Human knowledge is but an accumulation of small facts made by successive generations of men--the little bits of knowledge and experience carefully treasured up by them growing at length into a mighty pyramid.

Efficiency for me is an obsession..It not only helps me get stronger but makes things simpler.

If I am not playing at one hundred percent, it is going to be very difficult for me to win.

Practice like it means everything in the world to you. Perform like you don't give a damn.

I read the script of [Woman Under the Influence ] 50 times. And I thought about it. And then I did it.

When you see me do a five-minute thing, there's been about two years of preparation behind that. You know, I find that's what it takes to really make it the level of quality I prefer.

A little thing is a little thing, but faithfulness in little things is a great thing.

I can't give other people what I've not experienced to some extent myself. It sharpens your game and also, like any athlete, you're more fit because you have to be. You're getting ready because you have a reason to.