Alexander Volkanovski Quotes

I understand what training camp is for. It's needed. It's necessary, so it's just one of those things that you have to put yourself through and it makes you better. It gets you in good shape, so it's necessary.

I work hard in training to be ready.

Athletes are extremists. When they're training, it's laser focus.

I do like athletes as they have amazing self-discipline.

In general, any form of exercise, if pursued continuously, will help train us in perseverance. Long-distance running is particularly good training in perseverance.

Confidence comes from discipline and training.

To be the best, you need to spend hours and hours and hours running, hitting the speed bag, lifting weights and focusing on training.

The purpose of training is to tighten up the slack, toughen the body, and polish the spirit.

I had to get up run in the morning for 2 hours, go to the gym and also get good opponents as sparring partners because I'm a big believer in that how you train is how you will fight at least when it came to me that's how it worked.

I kind of peak at how far I can push my body, and then I run out of determination for the habit and start easing off. It's really just a lack of focus and discipline.

I'm a strong person, and when I am not in the team, I can motivate myself to keep focused and be prepared for when I get called on.

I can get obsessive with my training, but it makes you who you are.

It's all about getting your head down, focusing, working hard, competing in training, keeping fit, and picking up points.

Don't think about the 50 reps ahead of you, just the next 5.

I did boxing for three years, and that was very nice. It's a hard but great, great sport. I really love the training aspect of it.

I'm always prepared for five, six rounds. I train hard. Sometimes it's over quickly, but you have to be prepared for every round, always respecting your opponent.

I never prepare according to how I feel for a fight. I always prepare to be a better me.

Running makes you an athlete in all areas of life...trained in the basics, prepared for whatever comes, ready to fill each hour and deal with the decisive moment.

What I do is prepare myself until I know I can do what I have to do.

I train and I go home, and when I'm home, I think about training. That's my life every day, and that's it.

When you step on the treadmill, make a commitment. Do, say, 3 miles a day. And don't get off until you finish. It doesn't matter what speed you're going. Just don't get off.

The will to win is important, but the will to prepare is vital.

I missed being considered an athlete and having that competitive drive, and missed having something to work for every day. I'd taken two and a half years away from the sport and was out of shape. I wanted to get back to where I was in 2008.

As a member of a competitive team, you want to make sure you have yourself ready to play. You don't control anything but what you do.

If one can stick to the training throughout the many long years, then will power is no longer a problem. It's raining? That doesn't matter. I am tired? That's besides the point. It's simply that I just have to.