Arnold Palmer Quotes

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.

In terms of playing ability there is nothing to choose between number one and 100. Instead, it's a question of who believes and who wants it more? Which player is mentally stronger? Which player is going to fight the hardest in the big points? These are the things that determine who is the champion.

I'm a sports junkie, and I am interested in athletic will - how you exceed the expectations of your own performance when it counts to deliver something beyond yourself so that you can win.

You don't win tournaments by playing well and thinking poorly.

I know if I want to have a chance to beat the top players, I need to be mentally ready for that.

The battle to win - on the pitch and in the boardroom - begins and ends in one's head.

Poker is about understanding human behavior and managing emotions - yours and the other guy's. That's huge in poker, and it's huge in business.

I knew that I have the game to beat the best players.

To play at Real Madrid, it is not enough to just have football quality. You must be mentally strong.

If any player in the world tells you he doesn't care about what the opponents do, he is lying.

Football is not just about physical, technical, tactical. It's mental, really.

I'm lucky that my best strength as a wrestler has always been my brain.

I just think I play better in the greater scenarios. I just get motivated. I like the big crowds on the centre courts.

A good leader... maintains a balance between emotional drive and sound thinking.

The difference between players is not always the quality but their mentality.

Previously I always thought it was just tactical and technique, but every match has become almost mental and physical - I try to push myself to move well. I try to push myself not to get upset and stay positive, and that's what my biggest improvement is over all those years. Under pressure I can see things very clear.

I should say that mental strength is No. 1, experience [is] No. 2, physical strength is No. 3, and genetic ability that you're getting from Mother Nature probably comes after.

The most important attribute a player must have is mental toughness.

I am the toughest golfer mentally.

Hardness of heart is a dreadful quality, but it is doubtful whether in the long run it works more damage than softness of head.

There are only two types of player-those who keep their nerves under control and win championships, and those who do not.

When force of circumstance upsets your equanimity lose no time in recovering your self-control, and do not remain out of tune longer than you can help. Habitual recurrence to the harmony will increase your mastery of it.

The key to success is emotional stability.

Did you really think I was too fragile to know what Deryn was?" "Fragile?" Volger looked about. "I hadn't thought so, but now I find you brooding in a bathroom. This doesn't speak well of your sturdiness.

He couldn't figure out if she was immensely well adjusted or seriously messed up.