Muhammad Ali Quotes

Basketball is just something else to do, another facet of life. I'm going to be a success at whatever I choose because of my preparation. By the time the game starts, the outcome has been decided. I never think about having a bad game because I have prepared.

I don't think you ever will yourself to win. I think you prepare yourself the best you can, get yourself in the best mindset you can get in, and go after it.

I love to prepare if it's something that requires training. But I don't like to prepare the psychology too much.

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

But if I played well and prepared myself properly, then all I had to do was control myself and put myself in a position to win.

I know how good I am, and I know where I can go if I'm in the right mindset and respecting my opponent.

I always try to prepare as well as possible for matches.

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.

We need to be always prepared for every match.

When I walk into bat, I should know that 'Yes, I've prepared to the best of my ability. I couldn't have done anything better.' That is when I feel that I am ready to go out and play.

Confidence comes from being prepared.

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.

You've got to be ready for the fastball.

To me, pre-match preparation is extremely important because that's something which is within my control.

I prepare myself well. I know what I can do before I go in. I'm always confident.

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

You rewind. You think of your preparation. You think of everything you did throughout the week, your life, the practices, the intensity. Everything flashes, and you come right back to that point. And it's like, game on.

I cannot control what goes on in another lane and this is how I focus on the Games. There is no point in being nervous of other swimmers. It's just about focusing on yourself and what you need to do in order to perform at your best.

You cannot win if you cannot run.

Ninety percent of hockey is mental and the other half is physical.

I felt good in all my fights. It's all in the preparation. I prepare myself for all of them. And I felt good in all my fights.

The thing that makes the great players great, and that separates players from different players is, when you going out there whether being prepared or not, you have to react. And if you're thinking, you're already a step behind.

I like visualizing a lot, so the night before a competition and right before, I will visualize myself. I'll close my eyes, turn away from everybody, and just see myself doing exactly what I want to accomplish.

You don't want to line up on the blocks and know you have not done everything you possibly can.