Jason Giambi Quotes

If you're free of mechanical thoughts and free of knowing that your body and bat are going to be in the right position at the right time, you can freely focus on the ball. It's a great feeling.

Obviously, a lot of things play on your mind when you're batting. This might happen and this might not. The best thing you can do when you're batting is not to think too much, and wait for the next ball.

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.

Shooting is all about rhythm and confidence, and sometimes those are the last things that get there.

How you think, and how much you think, is so important in golf. There are countless things we can work on and think about in the swing, but when it's time to play in competition, you don't want to think too many thoughts.

When the bull's-eye becomes as big in your mind as an elephant, you are sure to hit it.

I just try to concentrate on concentrating.

I try to be as quiet as I can at the plate, but still aggressive.

I know my swing is going to be there. I don't need 600 swings in the cage; I know where it's at.

There's nobody as sexy as Robinson Cano in the box. I had a coach, Chris Sheff, who always told me to be as sexy as you can in the box.

It's not just enough to swing at the ball. You've got to loosen your girdle and really let the ball have it.

I know how to prepare my head.

When I go out on the ice, I just think about my skating. I forget it is a competition.

I look at what's in front of me. I concentrate on that and then hopefully move on.

We must condition the players. They need to get into the right frame of mind in the hours leading up the game.

I've taken thousands of shots in the corner. It's all mental. That's all it comes down to, is to be ready, wait for your opportunity, and execute.

At the end of the day, I play baseball, and I don't let anything else get in my head.

Goalscoring depends on how relaxed you are in front of goal.

You should be relaxed before taking the free kick. You should have confidence in your ability and happiness that you are going to score a goal.

A lot of people go up there and think about what they're going to do - I just hit. I relax and don't think about anything. I just want to hit the ball as hard and as far as I can.

I don't think too much about mechanics. I just like to go up there and swing. It's more than my swing, though. It's my mindset. I always go to home plate with a plan.

All I really think about is, 'Don't try to kick the ball too hard,' because a lot of times when I missed kicks, it was because I tried to kill it. I just try to think of a smooth swing, being slow and under control, and making the kick.

At the start of every game, you are focussed on the game you are playing, so you don't look back at previous games.

Yeah, if I see a ball in the zone then I'll try to put a good swing on it.

Everything is mental, but if you just remember to stay with your same technique, you will be fine. If you stay confident, make sure you are doing the same thing over and over; the free throws will fall.