Lou Brock Quotes

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 can't control what the other athlete is going to do; you can't control anything except for your competition and how you execute the race or how you execute the task.

You have to be ready for all the games and be at 100 per cent if you want to win in this League.

Back in 2014, I felt like I was ready to win a world title. I felt like I was prepared and I was as good as anyone else, but I knew I didn't have the equipment.

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.

Great execution. That's what you have to do when you're playing great teams.

Winning is the science of being totally prepared.

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 concentrate on preparing to swim my race and let the other swimmers think about me, not me about them.

I think players tend to get anxious if they've not really done things properly - like eating, resting or training. If you're fully prepared you've got nothing to worry about - it's just a game of football.

Thinking about your role will automatically get you in the frame of mind to get your strategy and game plan right before you step onto that field.

People expect you to play your best, so I go through a routine to prepare myself so that I know I'm physically and mentally ready - prepared for the game.

You know how a fighter always comes into the dressing room way before a fight? That's me - I'm like a fighter.

I think when the competitions come, I am always ready to go. I don't think I ever have not been.

As a player, you have to focus on the match and not too much on the surroundings.

You can't go into a game lax and acting like somebody isn't trying to beat you.

I always feel like the freshest boxer going into competitions.

I always try to prepare as well as possible for matches.

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

I make sure that I'm 100 percent ready to go before I put that tee into the ground.

Things are never easy against whoever you play, which is why every game you have to be totally at it, on your mettle, and totally focused and concentrated.

When it comes to football, I always prepare like I'm going to be the guy.

My job is to win the game each and every week and that's what I want to do, and that's all I'm worried about.

I need to continue to be wise, be efficient and prepared for every game that I play leading up to the Olympics.

I perform better under pressure. If I go out there, and I'm not nervous, and I'm too relaxed, I don't like that vibe. I like big matches. I like pressure situations.