Adrian Lewis Quotes

Do you agree that when there's tension and an obsession to want to hit the ball is when you hit it worst? You have to be loose.

I never read my press when I was competing. I never got caught up in what I was doing at that moment.

A lot of my intensity in wrestling was due to my mental preparation before the matches. I got myself into a different world.

I feel less adrenaline in my body now, but more in my head. I tried to be at my best, and I succeeded.

You know, I'm confident before I go out and play a match that I know, you know, I've put in the work and like I feel confident that I am going to go out there and play well.

Competitions make me nervous. When I go out on the ice, I just think about my skating and not, 'I have to do this to win.' I forget it is a competition.

If I don't wear something I feel confident in, I don't play as well.

When I am on court, I am so focused on what I am doing, that's all I think about - trying to win the next point.

I go into each game with the same mindset of showing people what I can do and letting the rest take care of itself.

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 just go out there and play basketball. I'm not worried about missing. I just got to be thinking about the next shot.

I was so locked in. At one point I remember thinking, I'm not going to be a father, boyfriend, friend, whatever. I'm here to play.

I'm always composed, calm, and always believe in my own ability, and if I start well, then I end up having a good game, usually.

When I'm outside the car, I'm just kind of relaxed, hanging out. People tell me I could be more confident outside the car, but when I get in the race car, I don't feel like anybody can beat me.

I do believe a haircut makes you play better - I've experienced that before. I think it's confidence, it's routine, and it can also be superstition. Just like if you do your hair, it's not quite done right, and you have a bad day, you're not going to do that again the next day.

I think I have become mentally stronger now, and I have full confidence that I can finish close matches.

If you let yourself believe that you are unsure about what you're doing, then the game is fast. But if you go out there and you're confident and have an idea of what you're supposed to do, then the game slows down for you.

My mindset is to come in and compete.

People keep asking me if I feel pressure. But I don't feel pressure. I realize there's a lot on my plate, a lot of expectations for me to come in and win and do certain things. But I'm just playing the way I always have.

I'm locked in no matter what I'm doing. If it's a competition, I'm locked in.

I just have to bring the energy and play my game.

If I have learned anything from my coaches, it's that the next game is the most important. The next game is the one that gives you confidence or gets you into trouble.

I feel I can concentrate a bit more on playing darts now people are just seeing an equal playing field.

A lot of times when I'm confident and relaxed on the court, I'm going to be a pretty tough out. But when I'm not so confident and not so relaxed, I tense up and my balls fall short and everything. It just sort of unravels.

I don't really play off nerves. I just want to win.