Quotes About Performance

In a knockout tournament, it is not really about your own performance - it is about the team.

Emma gave me some of my favorite matches - the NXT Women's Tournament and then NXT ArRIVAL.

I always save a few special outfits for the final rounds of a tournament, because they put me in a more positive mindset and I then make better decisions.

First round of the tournament being a Major, I think the butterflies were a little different than that.

Every tournament I play in I fancy my chances of winning, so hopefully I can get through the first few rounds, find a bit of form and kick on.

Maybe, one other match better; but if you look at the tournament as a whole, I played very high quality tennis for seven matches and raised my game when I needed to.

Unless a player goes in for intensive play and tournament competition, two racquets are sufficient.

When you start off a new tournament, you want to do well.

My goal at every tournament is to finish top 18. At the end of the year if I could finish every tournament top 18, that would be pretty good.

Majors are important but so is every other tournament I play.

I like to keep myself physically and mentally fit before any important match. I usually take a short nap just before the game and do not practice immediately before the tournament.

I have a mental coach in Korea, and I talk to her every week before the tournament, during the tournament and try to talk to her and try to get a little bit of the pressure off.

During a tournament, I'm not thinking about mechanics at all. I'm in scoring mode.

A Germany team should not be afraid going into a tournament. History shows that we can raise the level of our game when it matters.

Many years ago, in the throes of my struggles on the PGA Tour, I had difficulty even getting into pro-ams. I needed money, so I put together a 45-minute magic show I'd perform at corporate events surrounding the tournament.

When there's an important tournament going on, I try and stay in a bubble. It's easy that way because then you don't have to worry about anything else.

That's something USA Hockey has been trying to do for a long time is prove that we can play with the Canadians and the Russians and the Swedes and Finns consistently on a tournament basis.

You still have to go perform; it doesn't matter what the tournament is.

Rest is huge because if you're sleep-deprived, that can definitely run into the mental side of the game and can definitely hurt your game if you're playing tournament golf.

If I'm not Top 10 or seeded every tournament, it really doesn't matter. I can beat anyone on a good day.

For us, the Grand Slams are very important. When the Grand Slams come, you're thinking, 'OK, this is the tournament.' To lose there is disappointing.

It could be very costly if you don't have a clear mind during a tournament.

Spain always go into a tournament with the idea of performing the best we can.

When you get to a tournament, everybody wants to do well, especially against a seeded player.