Chuck Yeager Quotes

Only through focus can you do world-class things, no matter how capable you are.

Whatever you are doing, put your whole mind on it. If you are shooting, your mind should be only on the target. Then you will never miss. If you are learning your lessons, think only of the lesson. In India boys and girls are taught to do this.

Constant hammering on one nail will generally drive it home at last, so that it can be clinched. When a man's undivided attention is centered on one object, his mind will constantly be suggesting improvements of value, which would escape him if his brain was occupied by a dozen different subjects at once.

As a high wire walker, I do not allow myself to 'leave the wire' during a performance.

I'm not concentrated or concerned with any other factors rather than just being able to do the best job that I can.

It doesn't matter what else is going on. When you walk into your arena or your - whatever you excel at, you're there to take care of the job that you have to do.

A good designer has a lot in common with a good researcher. Both hunt for excellence and perfection. And you have to really focus on the details, and you don't really know what the final result will be before you have it.

I've been working on my finishing for quite some time. It's just a question of paying attention to the minor details.

I love playing under pressure. In fact, if there's no pressure, then I'm not in the perfect zone.

You need to pay attention to the little things as well as the big things.

We think that excellence in investing comes from focus.

The best do sweat the small stuff. They get the seemingly insignificant details right. They have the discipline to shine at the baby things which they get gives birth to spectacular giant things.

When you're clicking, you're not making mental mistakes. You're going out there. You're lining up fast.

My whole thing is if you want to do it, then do it. Kobe told me this, but he said, 'You don't wanna lay all your eggs in one basket, but you wanna lay all your eggs in one basket.' If you wanna do something and be great at it, that's what you're going to have to specialize in. Just take it and run.

Just to keep my mind sharp. When you have like one job, you want to think about it enough to do well, but you can't over think it. It's not rocket science. It's just trying to kick the ball through the uprights.

I am trying to be a lot more careful - and to not miss easy balls.

The best way to stay cool is to stay focused - you have to focus on your job. As soon as you take your eye off that, you will slip up, so you have got to have everything 100 per cent on what is in front of you.

Only by being obsessed with little things do amazing things emerge.

When I drive there is not much emotion in there. I'm just trying to get everything right and get every lap, every corner perfect.

The small details are important if you want to be a good player.

A lot of marathon runners access flow state. That's why it's so addictive: because they just get into this state where they're just completely one - they are in complete oneness. That's what happens to me when I play music and, I suppose, a lot of other people, too, which is why we do it.

When you have a deep focus, you can't go wrong at all. Not when you're an expert at what you do.

Real Madrid have to be at their best in every single training session and every single game.

You have to play your 'A' game in every single match and that's a good thing.

I get extremely detail-oriented. In my most stressed-out days, I get way more focused on those details than anyone should be.