psychological preparedness Quotes

The mind is like a parachute. In order to function, it first has to open.

The humility to prepare and the self-confidence to bring it off.

The 3 key components for success are as follows: Psychological Preparedness Physical Conditioning Mental Toughness

(An unhappy childhood was not) an unsuitable preparation for my future, in that it demanded a constant wariness, the habit of observation, and the attendance on moods and tempers; the noting of discrepancies between speech and action; a certain reserve of demeanour; and automatic suspicion of sudden favours.

Before the (Olympic) trials I was doing a lot of relaxing exercises and visualization. And I think that that helped me to get a feel of what it was gonna be like when I got there. I knew that I had done everything that I could to get ready for that meet, both physically and mentally

He who awaits the call, but sees the need, Already sets his spirit to refuse it.

It’s not really pressure, unless you’re not prepared.

She was in that highly-wrought state when the reasoning powers act with great rapidity: the state a man is in before a battle or a struggle, in danger, and at the decisive moments of life - those moments when a man shows once and for all what he is worth, that his past was not lived in vain but was a preparation for these moments.

It's hard because you want to be able to just, okay, focus your energy on trying to win the match, but you need to then have tactics as to how you're going to deal with how you're feeling.

Children and teens need to explore the dark side as a healthy part of growing. If a child is protected from everything dreadful, he will have no coping mechanisms in place when finally confronted with disaster.

How prepared we are mentally is very important.

Sometimes things happen to people and they're not equipped to deal with them.

What have we all got to expect that we allow ourselves to be so lined with disappointment?

We'll never be ready. So I guess that means we're as ready as we'll ever be.

A golfer should never make a mental mistake because the ball is just sitting there waiting for you to hit it.

War is killing the individual in it unless he has learned livingness - if he had it he wouldn't be a good soldier.

I think my dad really wanted me to survive the world. He knew as a psychologist how difficult the world is, and I think he wanted me to be tough.