Quotes About Focus

Cool under pressure can be misinterpreted. I'm fired up, but in my mind, I'm calm. Here comes the next play, hurry up, let's go.

I've learnt that it is important not to go over the top with aggression, because then either you are going to miss a lot of games, or you are not going to be concentrating on the game you are playing.

There are days when I go out on the court and I feel like I can't miss a ball.

I like to be right. I try not to miss the big ideas, forget the little ones, and try to get them right. End of job description.

Some weeks, I'll go super-hard at practice for two straight days, but then the third day, something happens away from basketball, and I'll lose focus. I'll say, 'I just want to get through practice. I don't want to conquer it today.' But then I'll go home and realize I missed a chance to get better, and it'll bother me.

Yes, I did lock myself in my room for about two years and write some songs and things like that. But I don't feel like I missed out on a whole lot.

I basically have my life today as a result of what I did as a child. What did I miss out on? Yeah, I missed not hanging out at shopping malls, I guess, but that is not a big deal because you don't get a medal for that.

Throughout my life, ever since I played for Clausenengen back home, instead of listening to the teacher at school, I was writing down all the chances I missed in a book thinking 'I should have done this.' Scoring goals was all I thought about.

I watched some games I played, and there were some where I took a play or two off and missed a couple of blocks. If I have to take a play off, I should get out.

A great performance never misses its mark.

I've always been a material-based actor. That's what I've done, the choices I've made - like a heat-seeking missile.

When I decide I want something, I go in like an Exocet missile.

You can get caught up in making and missing shots, but the game is so much more.

That irritates me the most - missing tackles.

I don't want an opportunity to go missing because of my lack of organization.

What am I missing to be the best in the world? Honestly, nothing in terms of quality, just consistency, and that's not arrogance.

Something like missing a shot, and the next play you're thinking about it, or you give up a play on defense and you're thinking about it, you're frustrated about it, what's happening is that you're really thinking about yourself. You're not connected to the team. And you have to be connected, or those few plays add up.

Our mission has always been to be leaders in each of our businesses, which is one, two, or three.

I've been through a couple of mergers - they're not that fun. And it's easy to lose your focus on this grandiose mission you established for yourself as an independent company.

In short, you can't let the deadline define the mission. The mission has to define the duration.

Once you have a mission, you can't go back to having a job.

The flakier your mission, the fiercer you have to be on the business side.

I think my biggest strength is that I always keep doing exactly the same thing. There are forwards who go crazy with euphoria, but after a goal, I let myself fall back to the midfield, recharge. Keeping yourself cool and concentrated on your mission.

When I got to Iraq, my world focused in on one mission. It was incredibly rewarding.