Quotes About Athletics

Sometimes it feels like our mental health is directly linked to our performance on the pitch, and while I understand that it is of course a factor - it's not the whole picture.

I like to push my body to just extremity to get past the mental toughness barriers. So fighting at 145, that would be great. If Kenny Florian can do it, I can do it.

You have to have that dog-eat-dog kind of mentality. I think me playing football all my life and having that chip on my shoulder, not really getting the opportunities that I wanted, really carried over to track and field. It allowed me to use all that energy and put it in the direction of being the best track athlete that I could be.

The mentality side of football is massive.

I don't think I would take the game with the same mentality that I do now if I hadn't been injured.

I'll always have a score-first mentality, because that is my bread and butter on the floor.

I feel like anyone at middleweight, when I have a full training camp, I'm going to go out there and finish them. That's my mentality.

I thought I was pretty average height. And then it just clicked to me - 'Yo, you're undersized.' I guess when I got older and my body started hurting, I'm like, 'I'm not as big as I thought I was.' So I always played with the mentality that I was bigger than I actually was.

The more mental strength you have, the better. If you look at some of the best players that we have seen over the years and that I have been playing with, mentally they are the best competitors as well, something I have worked hard on.

I played football at uni right up until I broke my leg. This girl slide-tackled me, studs up and broke it on impact. I was in my fourth year and mentally it made such a difference having that taken away from me when I needed it.

Some of the best lessons that I've ever learned are on a ball field - basketball, football, baseball, golf. And I learned great lessons from my coaches - being on time, being mentally tough, having some discipline, and being part of a team.

Being able to land all the quads, especially doing them all in one program, is mentally huge.

I went from being one of the best players, batting .550, to not being able to do it mentally, hitting .200. I thought I was mentally tough. But I couldn't hit the ball.

There are days where I'm at the facility almost all day long. It's definitely demanding mentally and physically.

Sometimes you have a good game and mentally you are very tired.

I'm strong mentally and I'm confident I can beat anyone out there.

If I stay mentally right during a game, then I feel like I can be up there with the best.

You can't play this game without being fit, and without being mentally fit and ready.

I've gone from being an 11.9sec runner to being a 13.5sec runner which mentally is quite hard.

The pride you feel when you represent your country, not to mention scoring, is something you can't really explain. It's massive.

It's an honor to be mentioned with a guy like Walter Payton.

I don't mess around when it comes to fitness.

I don't need to be in New York. If you've had a bad game, they're booing you and all that mess.

I'm trying to run through you. I'm trying to make you feel everything that I'm bringing. That's the mentality you have to have as a running back. The defense is trying to knock the mess out of you, and I'm trying to do the same.