Dale Carnegie Quotes

Don't let your fear paralyze you. Prepare yourself not only technically, but also emotionally.

You know how a fighter always comes into the dressing room way before a fight? That's me - I'm like a fighter.

It doesn't matter to me who the opponent is, I'll be ready in all areas.

I myself have always found that if I examine something, it's less scary. I grew up in the West, and we always had this theory that if you saw - if you kept the snake in your eye line, the snake wasn't going to bite you. And that's kind of the way I feel about confronting pain. I want to know where it is.

I have often been afraid, but I would not give in to it. I made myself act as though I was not afraid and gradually my fear disappeared.

We are always more afraid than we wish to be, but we can always be braver than we expect.

Let's not be afraid of anything that can't really hurt us.

The more prepared I am, the more I'll be in control, less nervous, less stressed and more focused.

Fearlessness is like a muscle. I know from my own life that the more I exercise it the more natural it becomes to not let my fears run me.

I don't get nervous in any situation. There's no such thing as nerves when you're playing games.

The way you conquer fear is to feel it all the way, and then you'll find out that there's nothing there - it's just emotion.

You can't be nervous when you know your steps.

I know how to prepare my head.

A little bit of stage fright, then I'm ready.

It's about focusing on the fight and not the fright.

Confidence in golf means being able to concentrate on the problem at hand with no outside interference.

The more prepared I am, the calmer I will be.

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.

On the pitch, I can be really fearless. It's all about performing, and I forget about everything else. When I step off, in real life, I can be a different person. I can feel vulnerable sometimes.

I'm not going to worry about any outside pressure or distractions or any of the things that comes with being the #1 pick. I know there is responsibility that comes with it, but I'm ready to get after it.

My coaches know when it's a big fight, I'm at the gym because if they give me some pretender, another actor, I might not take it.

I make sure that I'm 100 percent ready to go before I put that tee into the ground.

I'm one of those very confident people who just forgets about fear and gives it to somebody else. I get into that ring, and I walk round, I hear my music, and then I start buzzing.

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.