Quotes About Mindset

The last thing, and the only one that you cannot physically train for, is the psychological preparation.

I know what it feels like to walk out in front of a sold-out crowd of a thousand people that are there for you, and how good that feels, but as an opener, you just have to train yourself to think that it's going to be harder.

Games bring another level out in you. There is no way you can train to the same intensity when you are playing a game. It is just impossible. Your head won't allow you to do it. Because the adrenalin of a game and the importance of it steps it up to another level.

I get 0.5 seconds to react to a ball, sometimes even less than that. I can't be thinking of what XYZ has said about me. I need to surrender myself to my natural instincts. My subconscious mind knows exactly what to do. It is trained to react. At home, my family doesn't discuss media coverage.

Honestly, all the sweets and bad stuff on set don't really call to me because I'm working so much. I've trained myself to stay away from sugar.

Because we're brought into the world or educated in a certain way, we're trained to accept the world in a certain way.

I always trained with men, and always had to use all my power and strength to win in the gym. When I tapped men in training, I thought if I finished a man, the fight will be easy. But that's not how it works and not how I should think. A fight is completely different, and that became an issue.

I'm not one of those people that can suddenly start running and hire a Pilates trainer; it's just not my thing.

When I first started training, my trainer told me to stop smiling so much. It was just fun to me. I couldn't help it.

I really don't use a personal trainer.

My approach to training changed dramatically throughout my experience as one of the trainers on 'The Biggest Loser.' Getting to know each person was an important reminder that to get the body physically fit, you must first get mentally and emotionally 'fit.'

Gym memberships and personal trainers can be very expensive, but they're not required for getting the body you want.

I don't really think about the degree of difficulty or the possibility of making a mistake. I just try to relax and let my preparation and training take over.

In spring training, I just try to spread everything out so I can be 100 percent before the season starts. I don't want to start feeling like I don't get it once the season starts. I want to be 100 percent on Opening Day.

My whole mindset in training is to be explosive and fast, and I try not to get too big and bulky.

First, do enough training. Then believe in yourself and say: I can do it. Tomorrow is my day. And then say: the person in front of me, he is just a human being as well; he has two legs, I have two legs, that is all. That is mentally how you prepare.

Improv training allows you to get out of your head a little bit and take more risks, which is something I would like to continue to improve upon.

I still do intense interval training. I like miles and quarters best. In races I can set my mind, and I believe I could break 2:20 again.

It's all about training smart.

I don't think my natural talent is much different to the other gymnasts. It is a matter of how I train and how I think about my training. I also give a lot of thought to my routines.

With taekwondo, anything can happen, really. You get bad days; you get good days of training, so you've just got to hope that you're on it on your day.

Confidence is not something you store in the fridge and pick out. You earn it by your performances, by your training, how you feel.

Italian players go to bed and they think about the training session of that day and the one the day after.

It really has been just take it one day a time, one fight at a time, one training camp at a time, one year at a time.