Quotes About Mindset

I learnt that as soon as you have a negative thought, just push it to the back of your mind. The question is, when it's you versus 11 others; can you be positive under pressure? That's what defines winners.

That's something I learned at Lyon: how humble and grounded the best players in the world are. They're always wanting more. At Lyon, they're winners. At England, it's the same.

Every fight is a must-win because we are winners.

Badminton is not only about winning. What is important to me is about playing hard, doing my best and putting up a good show for the spectators.

There are more important things in life than winning or losing a game.

To win is not important. To be successful is not even important. How to plan and prepare is crucial. When you plan very well and prepare very well, then success can come on the way. Then winning can come on your way.

A successful competition for me is always going out there and putting 100 percent into whatever I'm doing. It's not always winning. People, I think, mistake that it's just winning. Sometimes it could be, but for me, it's hitting the best sets I can, gaining confidence, and having a good time and having fun.

Winning isn't getting ahead of others. It's getting ahead of yourself.

Not everyone gets to be a winner unless they choose to be. Winning is a mentality.

Winning a trophy is important for your mentality.

If winning or losing is going to define your life, you're on a rough road.

Winning is contagious.

When I step on that basketball court, I'm thinking about basketball, I'm thinking about winning - but there's so much that goes into thought about how I'm going to open this game up to others. It's so much more than just basketball.

I don't know how to put it, but yet you know we have so many people who the way they look at life, the way they work depends on what happens, us winning or losing. It's kind of crazy. So, I kind of got caught up in that, I'm gonna try to stay away from that.

The difference between winning and losing is always a mental one.

Winning is a habit.

I'm competitive with myself, but not with other people. I set goals for myself. I don't really care about winning or losing as long as I do my best.

As a tennis player you can win and you can lose, and you have to be ready for both. I practised self-control as a kid. But as you get older they both - winning and losing - get easier.

As far as success goes, I've never really got too excited about losing or winning.

Playing tennis, I didn't tie in my self-worth into winning or losing matches.

There's always the motivation of wanting to win. Everybody has that. But a champion needs, in his attitude, a motivation above and beyond winning.

Winning is habit. Unfortunately, so is losing.

Winning isn't always championships.

Rankings are not so important. I am only focused on winning tournaments.