Diego Costa Quotes

I approach every game with the same level of seriousness.

When I started studying for the arias it was like going into training for a heavyweight title fight.

I'm supposed to relax and concentrate on the image of myself out there skating my race.

When I compete, I tell myself to be calm. It's not something that's the rest of your life. You're in gymnastics for fun.

Rio in four years; I've got more inspiration in the last two, three weeks. I'm sure I'm going to get more in the Paralympics in the next coming weeks, so by the end of this season, I'm going to take a month off, and then the next four years is going to be good.

Every morning, I do 10 minutes of mindfulness, where I do meditation, and I use that in competition and everyday life.

I think I've learned not to take everything so seriously and just try to focus on the work the most.

It's very challenging to get the right balance between relaxing and working.

My approach to games is much better and I am going into games with the right preparation and I am more relaxed, rather than thinking about things too much.

I train and prepare for every contest the same so I can compete to the best of my abilities.

I practice a personal meditation and have a gala apple before each show.

I don't like rushing, just like to sit down and rest before a match. Half the time I don't even look at the draw.

It's important to take every game seriously, whatever the competition is.

I think I've always tried to be very professional to how I approach the game, my preparation. Every game is important.

Work. Don't Think. Relax.

My personal problem is that I take the business of film-making so seriously that I find it very difficult to relax.

A calm environment is for after I finish work.

I love to prepare if it's something that requires training. But I don't like to prepare the psychology too much.

I relax completely when I'm at rest. I don't think of numbers; I don't think of work.

I'm good at separating my personal life from racing. When I'm at track, it's race time; when I'm away from it, other than the fact I'm training to be fit for it, there is nothing at home that makes me even want to think about racing. I just want to enjoy my life, and by the time the next race comes around, I'm ready and excited for it.

I don't take time off.

When I am working, I am working. When I am promoting, I am promoting. The rest of the time, I try to stay under the radar a bit.

I meditate and pray before going onstage - it helps me focus.

I'm just here to compete and do the best I can and let things play out and just be the best teammate I can be, regardless of the situation.

Maybe I'll put my iPod in two minutes before. But truly, I've listened to actors say that they loved to listen to music before a shot, and I really understand that now because it puts you in the mood and gives you energy.