Sam Allardyce Quotes

In adversity remember to keep an even mind.

You have to be as strong when things go wrong, but I don't get nervous.

Fighting, especially at this level, is about getting through adversity. You position yourself mentally to go out and take on obstacles that stand in your way. In the Octagon and in life, you face tough situations and have every chance to quit, but the more adversity you push through, the more likely you are to be successful.

Everybody gets a bit tired now and then but that's what being a world champion is all about. You just deal with it.

Successful people are able to rise above crises by relaxing no matter what the external situation. Their belief in themselves, the strength of their self-image is impenetrable armor, which protects them against shattering events.

Trouble has no necessary connection with discouragement. Discouragement has a germ of its own, as different from trouble as arthritis is different from a stiff joint.

But I still think it's mind over matter in the sense that if you're strong, you can combat anything.

I won't allow myself to have tremendous fear.

You have to fight the green monster with your mind, not your fists.

The ability to manage your emotions and remain calm under pressure has a direct link to your performance.

He that can heroically endure adversity will bear prosperity with equal greatness of soul; for the mind that cannot be dejected by the former is not likely to be transported with the later.

The thing, when you're down two sets to love, is to stay calm, even though it's hard, because people are freaking out, people are worried for you.

Difficulties strengthen the mind, as labor does the body.

So much of a professional athlete's success depends upon not necessarily the play itself but how he deals with... always saying how you deal with good, is just as important as how you deal with bad.

'Tis easy enough to be pleasant, When life flows along like a song; But the man worth while is the one who will smile when everything goes dead wrong.

It's not who's the best - it's who can take the most pain.

Anything negative that comes at me throughout the week, you just take it and put it in that box over there for motivation and use it on Sunday.

I think, mind over body, it's real.

All my life, I have been a positive thinker... I have always been able to survive by telling myself that no matter how bad things are, they will one day be better. And that out of every event - no matter how tragic - one can always find a way to survive and even, perhaps, to be a little bit happy.

It's tough when you get beat. You have to be able to come back mentally. Sometimes the offense is going to win, but you have to be able to be level-headed and not get too upset when they do catch the ball.

I believe I am strong mentally. My breaking points might be bigger than most players. I think it's because of the way I grew up with my two older brothers. They pushed my limits quite often - once every day, I think! I think that played a big role in my breaking point being bigger than most players. Not all players.

Self-belief is certainly an issue you need to make sure you look after when you've lost heavily in two games.

You have to be strong and calm to overcome difficult moments.

You are not always going to have your A game; you might have your D game. You have to find a way to throw strikes no matter what.

I've always been a guy that, I don't know, just attacks pressure.