Quotes About Focus

When you are playing against an opposition, you want to go out there and win a game, and for that, you have to be aggressive.

My job is to do exactly that with every player - to put him in a frame of mind where he is thinking only about his role and he is thinking about the team he is playing for and, of course, the opposition which we always respect.

As a player you always feel the pressure and as a team you are always trying to make sure the opposition are under it.

I always tell the players that we have to expect the best version of our opposition.

This is football, and one cannot be distracted at any moment because the opposition can put you in difficulty and compromise a result.

I focus a lot on training and running because in T20s one run-out or one catch can also change the momentum of the opposition.

When the opposition has the ball you don't want to chase. You want to stay fresh for when the opportunity comes to score.

I get nervous playing the Opry still. You take that nervous energy and channel it into being amped.

Focusing isn't just an optical activity, it is also a mental one.

I'm an incurable optimist and a go-getter - it's in my nature to focus much more on what makes me happy than what makes me nervous.

For me, the optimum circumstances for writing a book are those of stultifying routine.

Dialing down is not an option for me.

I'm addicted to success, failure is not an option.

I had no doubts I wanted to be a footballer because that was the only option.

I've enjoyed my year with Caterham, I get on really well with the people so I think we keep all options open but 100% focus is to stay in F1.

Anything I've done that really worked happened because, either by sheer will or a lack of options, I was incredibly focused on one problem.

I did some feature work, then tried TV. I was always very aware that the only power that you have is the power of options. If the film industry dries up, then you focus on the TV or the books. For me, it was always about what story do I want to tell next?

I know that if I'm going to take myself to where I want to go as an athlete and a person, I have to look at all my training options.

Focus on making you the best you you can be as an actor and follow your own path. You can't compare an apple to an orange. It will cause a lot of self-esteem issues.

Remember, I am not trying to orbit the earth. It is a simple elevator ride for 20 minutes.

In western classical music with an orchestra, you focus the orchestra on melodies and harmony. In African music, the biggest focus is on rhythms and counter-rhythms - the complexity of rhythms.

As far as income goes, there are three currencies in the world; most people ignore two. The three currencies are time, income and mobility, in descending order of importance. Most people focus exclusively on income.

I need my natural laziness to be counteracted by obsession in order to do anything.

You just have to keep coming to work in order to be the best.