Arnold Palmer Quotes

Come fight night, there will be nerves, but it's how you react to those nerves - doing what you need to regardless - that's how you win fights.

As a kid, I used to see how Sachin Tendulkar used to win matches under pressure for India in Sharjah or other places. So I was always keen to repeat the same in similar situations. I don't take pressure on myself when I am in the middle. I love pressure, and I always believe that pressure makes you more focused.

I always train and prepare with highest concentration and focus on my next opponent. To me, it does not matter what his name is.

People expect you to play your best, so I go through a routine to prepare myself so that I know I'm physically and mentally ready - prepared for the game.

You can't go into a game lax and acting like somebody isn't trying to beat you.

We try not to let pressure get into our heads and play the way we usually do.

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.

I'm always impressed by how fighters can compartmentalize their lives before big fights.

I can't be getting off my game. I need to be getting teams off their games.

Learning how to compete is one of the most important things that an athlete can do. You can train as well as you possibly can and go compete and completely choke.

I didn't take many penalties but I never missed one. You just need to stick to your plan.

I don't think about how going to be the match. I think about try to do the right things to win. I don't think about how easy can say or how tough can say. I go on court. I try my best.

Breathe, believe, and battle.' My former coach, Troy Tanner, told us that before each match. Breathe-be in the moment. Believe-have faith that you can rise above it. Battle-you gotta be prepared to go for as long as it takes.

Every day I wake up and go to sleep, I'm thinking about beating Cub Swanson

I want to hit the ball and I want to get at-bats. The results really dont matter to me.

Okay, listen to me, you're stronger than they are. You are. They just want a good show, that's all they want. You know how to hunt. Show them how good you are.

If you go in the ring and box and you're angry, you're gonna lose the match.

You can make all the excuses you want, but if you're not mentally tough and you're not prepared to play every night, you're not going to win.

I'm sure Bobby won't want them to be losing the match before winning it.

Whenever you hear somebody else is auditioning for something, you sort of assume they're going to get it. You should try to just ignore it. I don't find it very helpful to know who else is going up for stuff, generally.

I always try to keep in mind the I do all that training for a reason, which is to compete to the best of my ability.

I'm always scared when I fight. But that fear is what keeps me more alert and more focused. It's good to have fear.

When you get out in the field, it's just like any other game. You want to be the same player, the same team that has gotten them to that point. I don't think you have to do anything special. Just be yourself and allow all the time you put in that take over and get the job done.

It is important that you don't let your opponent impose his style of play on you. A part of that begins mentally. At the chessboard if you start blinking every time he challenges you then in a certain sense you are withdrawing. That is very important to avoid.

Having nerves and feeling the pressure just gets you focused and gets your concentration level where it needs to be. I harness that nervous energy into a positive way.