Aja Brown Quotes

When you play with the best in the world, it is important that you not lose focus. You must be fully focused. Even a minor error could result in a massive defeat.

I decided to do the maximum to hold onto the lead for as long as possible. That is why I pushed so hard from the beginning. I was at 100 percent concentration.

When you're riding, only the race in which you're riding is important.

A lot of times when I ran, to be honest, I didn't know where I was in the race. So I always was looking up at the scoreboard to say, 'Just call my name to see where I am,' because I tried to have such tunnel vision not to distract myself.

It’s very difficult to stay alert indefinitely.

Obviously, you want to score every game, but you just have to be patient.

When you line up on the track, you want to have done your homework, be aware of what they are capable of. You think about everything. It's like taking a journey, innit?

Every flaw you have or lapse of concentration can cost you a goal, so you have to be on your toes every minute of the game.

People deal with the concentration needed to do well in a two-hour race in different ways.

It could be very costly if you don't have a clear mind during a tournament.

I'm just going to go out there and try to win the race. When you go out there trying to go for a record, you're usually not going to get it.

Like tired dogs they stand there, because they use up all their strength in remaining upright in one's memory.

Tiger, come on now, you've still got work to do. This round and golf tournament are not over. Hang in there and finish the race.

The truth is we all get tired, we all get weary. In fact, if you never feel like giving up, then your dreams are too small. If you never feel like quitting, then you need to set some larger goals. When that pressure comes to get discouraged and to think about how you can’t take it anymore, that is completely normal. Every person feels that way at times.

Most of the major mistakes I made in my life, I made when I was too tired to know what I was doing - both personally and professionally.

To a sprinter, the hundred-yard dash is over in three seconds, not nine or ten. The first 'second' is when you come out of the blocks. The next is when you look up and take your first few strides to attain gain position. By that time the race is actually about half over. The final 'second' - the longest slice of time in the world for an athlete - is that last half of the race, when you really bear down and see what you're made of. It seems to take an eternity, yet is all over before you can think what's happening.

Even though we don't always realize it, as the day goes on, we have increased difficulty exerting self-control and focusing on our work. As self-control wears out, we feel tired and find tasks to be more difficult, and our mood sours.

When the gate drops, it's time to try and execute the best you can.

The preparation, commitment and desire to win will be no less than the last time I drove a grand prix car in anger.

I can focus on what seems to be the most boring things for days at a time.

When you're in a race car, you're going through so many different emotions throughout that race.

The biggest thing was just getting comfortable out there in front of all the people and just the whole major setting and how difficult major championships are, how patient... you have to be.

It's so funny, because right now I'm very tired and my brains a little dead, I tend to get very focused and serious. So, I'm probably coming off a lot more like Scully right now.

I was born with an ability to concentrate very hard on a job for a long time.

When there's an important tournament going on, I try and stay in a bubble. It's easy that way because then you don't have to worry about anything else.