Mikaela Shiffrin Quotes

I know, when I'm walking out on the court before for the game, it's like, man, if you wanna compete, here it is. It's coming. That's something I really enjoy.

It's the nature of the beast, playing sports on the ski team and how competitive all of us are. I want to beat everybody's time.

Competitions make me nervous. When I go out on the ice, I just think about my skating and not, 'I have to do this to win.' I forget it is a competition.

When I take go-karts out with my friends, it's a disaster normally. But in the race car, I'm calm because they pay me to do this, and I have to be professional.

It pumps me up - the whole idea of the bowler marking his run-up, popping at the crease, the crowd chanting, nerves building up. It's a very good feeling. Right from the first ball, I know I have to be at the top of my game.

I go into each game with the same mindset of showing people what I can do and letting the rest take care of itself.

When I'm getting ready for a fight - when I'm in that locker room or I'm making that walk and I finally get to the Octagon - it's all spiritual.

I always feel like the freshest boxer going into competitions.

When you walk out of your apartment, you think about performing; you do not think about how your opponent looks. So I think the advice from me to everybody is just to go out there and have fun.

The key is not being overconfident. You should not think that because I'm a top-ranked player, I will win this game. You have to be focused.

As a fighter, that's not something that ever factors in, whether you go first or last or you walk out first or you walk out second. It's not something that ever factors in or you feel slighted about. I don't think that anybody would care. The job is the same.

I gotta be able to beat good guys at any moment. I think that's what I'm taking.

I spar in the gym, and I take pride in my sparring. But I'm a better fighter when the lights come on because it's right now - there is no tomorrow.

When you go out there, and you're in the ring, honestly, half the time you forget what city you're even in because you're so focused on what you're doing and the task at hand.

Every game's a big game.

We try not to worry about our opponent. We try to worry about ourselves.

When I step forward on the floor, I have the confidence that I'm the best player playing that night and that I am the most prepared at what I need to be doing.

On the pitch, I need to stay focused, alert, and be ready to face my heart-racing moment with confidence.

I perform better under pressure. If I go out there, and I'm not nervous, and I'm too relaxed, I don't like that vibe. I like big matches. I like pressure situations.

When you start the match, you forget that you are No. 1, you have all the titles. You just have the battle ahead in front of you.

I just have to bring the energy and play my game.

It gets to the point where, by the time you're underneath the arena lights and you're staring at your opponent, that's the best time. That's the best feeling in the world, because all the other stuff goes away.

I'm very anxious. If you're going to fight the best fighters, you have to be prepared for a war, a highly-anticipated fight.

I love standing up behind the blocks, and I love that moment just before you dive in and it goes quiet, and you take a deep breath and you just dive, and then you try and win, but that moment just before I go, that's why I race.

I love pressure.