Chris Mullin Quotes

I just have to relax before each shot, and let it happen knowing that I've done it a million times before.

I think about the game plan, and then I go through all the little things that are almost impossible to do. If you go through those things in your mind, you can do them.

As a three shooter, seeing one go through the net, that's all you need to just be shooting it confidently again.

You can visualize, and you can try to trick yourself into thinking a certain way. There's all kinds of things you can do to try to get in the right spot mentally. But at the end of the day, to have real confidence, you've got to be doing good at your craft.

Everything is mental, but if you just remember to stay with your same technique, you will be fine. If you stay confident, make sure you are doing the same thing over and over; the free throws will fall.

When I concentrate and focus, they always go in, so I'm gonna continue to do that, and they will go in.

To cure a batting slump, I took my bat to bed with me. I wanted to know my bat a little better.

A good 80 percent of the vault is still physical and another percentage of it, 20, 25 percent is mental. Mental is always the mental strength, the confidence building up to that contest or repetition, practice, practice, and practice.

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.

I learned that if I put my mind to something vocally, I can pull it off. You just have to get your head-space right.

I just try to focus in to what I'm supposed to do at the line and shoot the basketball.

I've always been able to shoot the ball, so it's just about continuing to work on your shot and shoot the ball. That's the main thing. Got to get those shots up.

I don't need to concentrate or meditate before a fight. I'm the kind of guy who'll be having a laugh in the dressing room 10 minutes before the fight - that's me.

If you have an open shot, and you're a shooter, and you've put hours and hours on the practice court shooting the ball, you shoot the ball in the game. It's just that simple.

Shooting is all about rhythm and confidence, and sometimes those are the last things that get there.

Sure, it comes with a lot of bonus rewards, whatever it may be, some of it may be financial. And it is great to have been No 1 in the world, when you get a bit older you can reflect on it. But I was No 1 in the world before I actually was No 1 in the world, in my mind at least.

Being relaxed allowed me to fight the way I'm capable of fighting.

Goalscoring depends on how relaxed you are in front of goal.

I have shot a basketball my whole life and it is both physical and it is mental as well. Overall I think confidence plays a huge role in shooting.

I just got to be ready to knock down shots.

You should be relaxed before taking the free kick. You should have confidence in your ability and happiness that you are going to score a goal.

Everything in your preparation, in your mind is we're gonna win this game. You don't really even think of the other side.

It's hard getting the rhythm when you're not seeing the ball go through the basket.

Sometimes you've just got to will it into the hoop.

When the bull's-eye becomes as big in your mind as an elephant, you are sure to hit it.