Quotes About Determination

The only thing I can control is my preparation and how I play games and how I practice.

Most people don't understand the mental preparation that's also involved in wrestling.

It doesn't matter if you are number one or number two. You have to prepare for everything.

I've played in a few Champions League matches and got into quarter-finals - sometimes unluckily knocked out - but you have to prepare like any other football match: you have to play the game, not the occasion. That's been instilled in me since I was a kid.

I know how to prepare my head.

It doesn't matter if you're winning or losing. You've got to be the same guy; you've got to prepare the same.

I never prepare according to how I feel for a fight. I always prepare to be a better me.

I think being an athlete prepares you for more things than people give us credit for.

I'm never going to write a book like Anthony Sher did, you know, 'The Broadcaster Prepares.' I'm only talking to myself. I'd have liked to be a writer, or a journalist, but if things don't come easy to me I don't do them. I think if you're always thinking how difficult something is, you shouldn't be doing it.

I don't believe that if one door closes, that's the end. You're in control of that, but you need to seek opportunities and prepare for them.

I prepare myself to fight; I prepare myself for myself.

I trust myself, the way I prepare. I feel like I know what I'm doing.

On fight night, you show up. And the question becomes, 'Did you or did you not do the work that is going to prepare you for what is about to occur?' And I just think that's a beautiful thing.

When I prepare for a fight, I never expect it to be easy. I believe that that would create a chance for me to not give my best in the Octagon.

Half of learning a new element is just getting over the fear of doing it. Once you mentally prepare yourself enough to do the jump, that is really half the battle.

I think you just prepare the way you've always prepared and go about the game the same way and see where you stand at the end of the year.

I was not nervous while making 'Nazar' because I was well prepared. I took three months to prepare. When I went on the sets, I knew what I was doing.

Tell me why is it easier if you know the number one? You prepare as though you are number one anyway.

Always, always, always when you prepare for a game, you prepare to win the match.

All I can really control is how I prepare and get ready for whatever team picks me.

I always prepare myself in the same manner and when the opportunity comes along you have to grasp it.

You need to prepare for every fight.

I just keep myself focused and try to prepare each week for our games.

We can't get bored. We have to prepare like we're playing the best team in the NFL.