Katarina Witt Quotes

I don't think about the press or the crowds or the other leaders of the race. The focus is only on myself. As soon as I see the targets, I tune them out.

When I'm starting a race, I just completely narrow down my vision and focus on what's directly ahead of me.

Confidence in golf means being able to concentrate on the problem at hand with no outside interference.

When I got to match point in the final I was afraid I'd be a little nervous, but I just said, You have to stay focused, just think about what you have to do.

I don't take pressure or keep expectations because then it becomes difficult to concentrate.

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

I cannot control what goes on in another lane and this is how I focus on the Games. There is no point in being nervous of other swimmers. It's just about focusing on yourself and what you need to do in order to perform at your best.

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

I used to be tense or nervous before heats. But I've learned to get rid of the negative stuff and just stay relaxed and positive - and it seems to be working for me.

Before a match, I need to be alone. I need to reach concentration and focus on the game ahead of me.

The only thing I want to think about the moments before a race is competing. I don't want the little things to distract me.

When I go on a pitch, I just try to enjoy it as much as I can. The more you enjoy it, the better you play.

I actually rid myself of superstitions, but I do a quick 20-minute meditation before games.

I feel like I play better when I'm calm. There is an inner peace I can tap into sometimes during my matches.

I was worrying about how Mitchell Starc, Mitchell Johnson or Josh Hazlewood would get me out and how I would counter it, but in doing that forgot how I was going to score runs and put pressure on them, which is what I'm good at. I have to be more focussed on myself.

When I prepare for a game the names are not really important to me.

Growing up, I did quite a bit of reading on the mental side. My dad, who coached me, had us doing a lot of different types of mental work, like visualization. I read a couple of tennis books that talked about calming your nerves, belief, visualization, relaxing, breathing.

I focus on each leg and not what the score is.

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

I don't feel pressure going into games.

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

I never read my press when I was competing. I never got caught up in what I was doing at that moment.

A lot of my intensity in wrestling was due to my mental preparation before the matches. I got myself into a different world.

I try to keep myself in what I'm doing and focused on character stuff, as opposed to getting wrapped up in worrying or being nervous. It won't benefit me, in any way, to focus on that.

I get 0.5 seconds to react to a ball, sometimes even less than that. I can't be thinking of what XYZ has said about me. I need to surrender myself to my natural instincts. My subconscious mind knows exactly what to do. It is trained to react. At home, my family doesn't discuss media coverage.