Don Rickles Quotes

I always feel like the freshest boxer going into competitions.

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.

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 know how to prepare my head.

My coaches know when it's a big fight, I'm at the gym because if they give me some pretender, another actor, I might not take it.

I have to be mentally right every time I take the floor.

The mental game is what separates the good players from the great players. So anything I can do to get that mental edge to help me stay my best, I'm gonna try and do it.

My concentration level blocks out everything. Concentration is why some athletes are better than others. You develop that concentration in training and concentrate in a meet.

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.

As a member of a competitive team, you want to make sure you have yourself ready to play. You don't control anything but what you do.

I always train and prepare with highest concentration and focus on my next opponent. To me, it does not matter what his name is.

Your bat is your life. It's your weapon. You don't want to go into battle with anything that feels less than perfect.

Ninety percent of my game is mental. It's my concentration that has gotten me this far.

I think that major championships are as much about attitude as they are anything else.

Success in golf depends less on strength of body than upon strength of mind and character.

I've learned over the years that it doesn't matter where you pitch in the rotation. For me, preparation is everything.

Every fighter has to go in there with a game plan.

To be the best, you need to be the most well-trained and well-prepared athlete you can be. The pressure is going to be all around you. You just have to make sure that your body and mind is fine-tuned. Then you go out there and do it.

I know if I want to have a chance to beat the top players, I need to be mentally ready for that.

When you step out there on the field as a corner in our system, you have to be ready to play because humility is one week away.

During the season, I'm always locked in one gear, ready to play basketball, always keeping my guard up.

You can't go into the cage and not love it, and you can't go in there unprepared. You have to prepare.

I train hard, but having a fight on the cards so often gives me targets and focus.

I gotta be able to beat good guys at any moment. I think that's what I'm taking.

It's not only about a game and tennis, but it's more about the mental things sometimes.