Roberto Carlos Quotes

I used to be tense or nervous before heats. But I've learned to get rid of the negative stuff and just stay relaxed and positive - and it seems to be working for me.

When I got to match point in the final I was afraid I'd be a little nervous, but I just said, You have to stay focused, just think about what you have to do.

For me, it's important to relax and concentrate on what I want to do.

Sometimes you just got to settle back and relax and be like, 'All right, Saquon, chill. You know what you're doing. Just do the little stuff.' The little stuff will get you there.

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

All I'm focused on is playing my game. Everything else will take care of itself.

Growing up, I did quite a bit of reading on the mental side. My dad, who coached me, had us doing a lot of different types of mental work, like visualization. I read a couple of tennis books that talked about calming your nerves, belief, visualization, relaxing, breathing.

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.

When I'm starting a race, I just completely narrow down my vision and focus on what's directly ahead of me.

Before you take your address, while you're still reading the putt, imagine the ball tracking on the line you've chosen and falling into the cup. If you don't believe you can make every putt, why bother trying?

Confidence in golf means being able to concentrate on the problem at hand with no outside interference.

There is a need to be the best you can be. You can't panic; you concentrate. When I run up to the hurdles, I'm very nervous, but I'll tend to think about technical things to keep my mind focused.

I don't get nervous, because I have confidence in my ability.

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

I learned that if I put my mind to something vocally, I can pull it off. You just have to get your head-space right.

I don't need to concentrate or meditate before a fight. I'm the kind of guy who'll be having a laugh in the dressing room 10 minutes before the fight - that's me.

I think about the game plan, and then I go through all the little things that are almost impossible to do. If you go through those things in your mind, you can do them.

I've always been quiet in the dressing room before the game. I try to focus and give everything.

Being relaxed allowed me to fight the way I'm capable of fighting.

One of my key mental fitness tips is to make sure you are aware of your target and develop a strategy - a routine that you can depend on while in the race. This is a crucial part of mental fitness and preparation.

I was worrying about how Mitchell Starc, Mitchell Johnson or Josh Hazlewood would get me out and how I would counter it, but in doing that forgot how I was going to score runs and put pressure on them, which is what I'm good at. I have to be more focussed on myself.

Everything in your preparation, in your mind is we're gonna win this game. You don't really even think of the other side.

When I'm about to play in a big match, I take things easy.

From the neck up is where you win or lose the battle. It's the art of war. You have to lock yourself in and strategise your mindset. That's why boxers go to training camps: to shut down the noise and really zone in.

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