Quotes About Mindset

People say it is part of the game. You win some, you lose some. But not for me.

We're never as good as we think we are, nor as bad as we think we are.

You visualize [pitches]. You see it in your head; you think it...I used to play every pitcher in my mind before I went to the ballpark. I started getting ready for ever game the moment I woke up.

Learned helplessness is the giving-up reaction, the quitting response that follows from the belief that whatever you do doesn't matter.

Once you pick up a skateboard, you'll find out that it's not a hobby, it's not a sport, it's a lifestyle.

When baseball is no longer fun, it's no longer a game.

For me, as for so many runners, there really are no finish lines. Runs end; running doesn't.

As a player all you can do is play within yourself, even in the context of a team sport.

The strongest and most dangerous enemy you will ever face is a negative attitude. Learn to recognize when it is trying to invade your body and mind, then simply refuse it entry.

Focus on competition has always been a formula for mediocrity.

I've been involved with sports my whole life, which made clothes and makeup and handbags not that important as a kid. I just didn't care.

You have to train your mind like you train your body.

When I get into a bad mood, I do sports and then everythings OK. And then I go and make decisions, however painful they may be.

You can do it, as long as you really believe 100 percent.

That's kind of how I approach life and football; why dwell on something that's hasn't happened.

Don't matter what they throw at us. Only angry people win football games.

Sometimes we get so afraid of hitting bad shots (making bad pitches), we don't let ourselves hit (pitch) good ones.

When asked about which team is the toughest team in the league, responded with an answer that all volleyball players must comprehend. He said simply that it was, 'The team you are playing.'

Think street, train sport.

You can't afford to live your life with regrets.

This is normal, to have pressure. It's how you respond. Take the pressure, use the pressure, have fun.

The most important thing about winning is believing that you can win no matter who you are playing.

You need to play with supreme confidence, or else you'll lose again, and then losing becomes a habit.

Stay calm and aggressive.