Quotes About Focus

I think the reason I've been successful at this point is staying focused on what was in front of me.

To me, acting is simple. People put other things in front of it, but it's staying in truth.

You learn that the only thing you can control is being professional and staying focused. This is the NBA. There are a lot of things that you can't control.

Staying in the moment is something I'll never achieve unless I'm hanging out with the right people and just being in the gym as well.

The book Relentless' is an awesome book. It taught me a lot about just staying consistent, being level-headed, being relentless at what you want to do.

I'm working on everything, especially staying balanced when I shoot the ball. That's the biggest thing, as well as taking good shots within the offense.

As soon as you get complacent with where you are in a game, that's where you come and then it bites you in the rear. So you just want to make sure that you're keeping that energy high, when guys are making plays you're getting excited for them and you're staying locked in through all 60 minutes of the game.

Staying focused is key. You have to focus on your opponent and make sure you're training right so your body and mind are ready.

It was tough being alone and not having parents around when I was going through high school in terms of staying disciplined, but I adjusted, and stayed focused.

I've been in the gym, I've been training and I've been getting the Ws. I think that played a factor in me staying out of trouble outside the ring, staying focused on what's in front of me, and that's my boxing career.

I feel like I'm doing a really good job with keeping my ground and staying focused, starting off strong in the third set, because obviously I don't want to go too down.

For me, it's all about staying present and just being in the moment.

Just blocking noise out and doing something you love and enjoying it and having fun with it. It's kind of made my mentality in me staying calmer much better.

As an athlete you have to think about yourself a lot. Think about your body, think about your mind, staying healthy, staying strong, your goals. So it's always about me, me, me, me.

I've always been really good at staying in the moment my whole career. I just stay within myself.

I'm not that type of fighter that fights one or two times a year. Staying out makes you lose focus, lose rhythm. I have to fight.

I always said I wanted to be scientist, but I didn't really have the staying power.

At Ford, one of the behaviors is you listen, and you don't have side conversations during the meeting. It's just so important everybody stays focused.

Any album that you pick up of mine, you know it's an Akon album. The guests are very limited, and you get to really feel the experience. You get the Akon experience when you get the albums. I always want to make sure that stays the way it is. I don't want to flood the album to where you lose focus on why you bought it.

My focus stays on doing good films with notable characters.

One thing that stays pretty consistent for all my jobs is, I listen to a lot of music while I'm working.

Americans - in general, we are very steadfast people: we know what we want; we get what we want.

For me, managing my energy means slowing myself down before the big event. I slow down the racing thoughts in my mind. I concentrate on and slow down my breathing. I listen to and steady my heart rate.

Preparedness for a game that usually lasts four-five hours requires good physical condition and also steady nerves.