Game Mindset Quotes

I never see failure as failure, but only as the game I must play and win.

If it's a card game, or it's a preseason game, or it's a regular season game, I just go out there to try to win. For me, that's all I know how to do it and I'll never change that.

Life is a game, play it.

When I play my hardest, I feel like I'm one of the best on the floor.

I certainly like to win. But I really hate to lose. So when you think about that, you're always motivated to, 'I don't want to lose the next game. I don't want to lose the next game.'

Play the game with a smile.

Whenever I have played a game of cricket, whether it is under-16, under-19, or State level, my approach has been the same.

To me, every play counts. To me, how I play in individuals, how I play in practice, that's how I'm going to play in the game.

Mentally, starting the game versus coming off the bench, there are different vibes.

The thing is, don't get me wrong, I still love scoring and I hate to lose but now I see myself more as making players play better. Sometime you do what you have to do and you have to perform, that is still there, but in my mind I am thinking about making the guys around me play better and that is never an easy thing to do.

When they start the game, they don't yell, "Work ball." They say, "Play ball."

I don't play this game to be average.

I just want to be one of the greatest players to play. That's my mind set. That's how I approach the game.

Right now, I'm at the top of the world in my game so my focus isn't on when I'm going to end. My focus is on playing the best tennis that I can, and there is no end to that.

We see every game as a big game, and, as you know in tournament football, anything is possible. Each game, we want to keep raising the bar and lifting our standards and putting goals past teams.

I try to focus on what I can control, and that's just playing hard and playing well.

If you start worrying about your shooting percentages, you start not taking the shots you know you can make. You start worry about taking shots because you don't want to mess up your percentage.

Treat your life like a game.

It's good fun, yes, but when we play, we take it seriously and want to do well.

I'm not too worried about points and all that stuff. It's about making the right play.

So is work ethic. You do things over and over again, and when you get in a situation you like to think it comes natural. I think there has to be a mind-set that you’re not afraid to fail. I’m not afraid to fail. I’ve done it quite a bit. The calmer you are, the more the game slows down for you, and I think part of that is controlling your emotions.

To me, I never get too caught up in the position thing. At the end of the day, you're playing your game.

When I was a kid, I liked to enjoy the game. I play good when I enjoy the game. If I get too serious in the game, I won't play the way I'm supposed to play. That's the way I am, always. I like to be happy, and I have a lot of energy.

Losing a game is not a big deal, except you've got to make sure that you move on and get the next one.

I like scoring against everybody.