Quotes About Mindset

Sometimes players can have some ups-and-downs after they have done well and then lose a few matches in a row.

I think chess players are not always what you think them to be. Or maybe it's our job to appear serious.

A lot of players get to a certain point they don't want to make mistakes. They just want everyone to see how great they are. That ends up being their downfall. You put a cap on yourself.

Sometimes I feel like I'm lacking a playfulness. I envy guys who are consistently able to maintain a playful, optimistic perspective on things.

When I'm playing bad, I need to just hit the green.

The more games you play and are playing well consistently, you get more confident.

Every game is a playoff game.

I think we have played like a playoff team for some time. We can still do better. The key thing right now is to look forward, not behind you.

Playoff basketball isn't about who scores, stats or putting numbers up on the board. It's just about winning at the end of the day. When you play a game in a series, it becomes chess. It becomes who can outsmart the other team.

The playoffs are a chess match, with adjustments every game.

During the playoffs, some players have more second-guessing and outright doubt to deal with than others.

I'm not a guy that believes you've got to have a lot of experience to have success in the playoffs.

I just want us to be playing our best basketball here when the playoffs start, and in the right mindset.

When you're playing to get into the playoffs, your contract is the last thing on your mind.

I think that type of mindset, no matter if you're 16-0, you're rolling through the playoffs, no matter what the situation is, there's always going to be somebody that's doubting you or saying something about you. I think for certain guys individually, it may be something that kind of gives you that extra kick.

Whether it's the playoffs, whether it's not the playoffs, it doesn't matter as long as we're getting better.

Anybody who plays golf will tell you that you play against yourself.

An impatient person plays differently than a more patient person.

Most people miss the great part mental outlook plays in this game.

I just approach everything by just doing the best job I can do and try to be a pleasant person.

If anyone ever asked me what I had to complain about it would not have taken long to tell them. Maybe I was just easily pleased.

The first rule of negotiation is to always be willing to walk away from the deal. The first rule of happiness is to not be attached to pleasing moments.

Joy is something you can experience even when life is not pleasurable. Even in the midst of a long run, when your legs are burning, you can still feel joy.

There's lots of different ways of writing stuff and lots of different mindsets to have, but I think when it's your own creation, it's more pleasurable because you have total control.