Quotes About Discipline

It doesn't matter where you find yourself, you have to focus and concentrate.

In the U.S. I can concentrate all the time on playing tennis, doing my training and all the important stuff.

Over the course of your career you learn to focus and concentrate on what you have to do and block everything else out.

I spent a lot of time in a boxing gym but I concentrate on everything, wrestling, the Jiu-Jitsu and everything else.

At 13, I concentrated on my school work and playing sports, which, to this day, is something I still believe is very, very important.

I just try to concentrate on concentrating.

Music requires a lot of attention and concentration.

The concentration of the elite athlete is akin perhaps to the concentration of the writer.

I can let go of a lot of stuff, but I focus on things I think I should, like dancing, because it takes 100 percent concentration on every step.

When I used to drop the ball, it was because of concentration, trying to run before I caught the ball.

It is all about concentration, and the more games you play, the more you concentrate.

It's all about concentration when you're tired.

I am an athlete, and I focus more on the issues that concern me: training, perform, eat, sleep.

I take really good care of myself, and I make sure that my body's in tip-top condition, and I stay on top of everything - eat right and do everything else to make sure that I can play for a long time.

Football rewards the guys that are in great condition.

A lot of guys need to get back in shape, I'm in the gym all the time so I don't really lose my conditioning as much as other people.

We didn't have dietitians, or strength and conditioning coaches.

Writing is a little athletic for me. I get worked up a little bit when I do it. So I guess I'm a little bit like that composer conducting. There are a lot of things that go into what I do, but I think athletics really sort of shaped my ethic.

If I was running a British School of classical music I'd employ Tai Chi teachers to help the conductors at the end of their lessons.

My dad never gave me pats on the back or congratulations. There was always more to give and more to get done.

I can see now that I should have been strong enough to conquer myself.

Everyone needs a consequence to be successful.

The older I get, the harder it is to splurge without consequences. I love food. Chocolate and cheese and anything that's bad for me. I'll be really good when I'm at home so I can eat what I want to when I'm out with friends.

I believe in rules of behavior, and I'm quite interested in stories about the consequences of breaking those rules.