Jacob deGrom Quotes

I'll practice as good as I can, but I know that I play even better, with the qualities I have - leadership, my ability to make something happen in games, winning.

Mental attitude and concentration are the keys to pitching.

How do you make people do the best work? You make them feel comfortable, so you can feel comfortable - and then you can have a really good ballgame!

I wanted to make a lot of good pitches.

I know how to pitch.

I have to sell my idea, but they want it to be sold. I don't think I've ever done anything anyone's regretted.

I'm just going to try to play as best as I can.

In my opinion, there's nothing better than practicing a play all week and then going on the field and thinking, 'This is going to be a touchdown.'

I'm confident of what I have to achieve in the buildup to London 2012.

I want to be in the big show, and to be in the big show, you have to practice. I have this attitude now that I'm going to take all the greatness I can. Nothing's going to stop me.

I think people don't like when you're not confident about what you're pitching, and they don't want to invest in you or get behind you.

For success, attitude is equally as important as ability.

You have to give guys tools to win with, and if they have success with them then they believe in you. If you don't have anything in your bag to work with, then they won't believe.

Confidence is the most important single factor in this game, and no matter how great your natural talent, there is only one way to obtain and sustain it: work.

The more matches I play, the more confident I get.

Without the ball, you can't win.

Just go out there and do what you have to do.

We are all in the business of sales. Teachers sell students on learning, parents sell their children on making good grades and behaving, and traditional salesmen sell their products.

Well done is better than well said.

I need people - theatrics and schmoozing and storytelling are part of my talent.

If you know you're supported, you're going to work harder, you're going to be more focused on your mission.

We've got to play better basketball.

I've refined my mechanics, refined my pitches. I've gotten more confidence, and I've gotten more determination. I've got a better idea what I'm doing out there.

I've been racing for my whole life, and I know what I need to do to be able to win.

When you get back on the field and do things, any doubts you've developed leave. The more consistent you become, the fewer doubts you have.