Quotes About Focus

Nothing's in my head when I'm out there; I'm just trying to have fun on the football pitch.

When I am on the pitch, I just want to play, I don't care if it is the Nou Camp or not; I just want to play.

I am with Palace, and you can see on the pitch that all I think about is the team doing well.

Going out on to the pitch and being mentally free is a massive thing.

I never chased around with the opposition or got too well acquainted with them, because when the time in the ballgame came up where I had to pitch inside, I didn't want to hesitate.

We have to play the game, you can't go on to the pitch thinking the game is already lost.

I do what I have to on the pitch.

I don't usually get nervous on the pitch because playing football is what I've done all my life.

The team is completely close. Anything you say outside, there is no chance it will go inside. So the team is really strong and compact. We know what we want and how to achieve it on the pitch.

What I have learnt from my time at Barcelona is the invisible work that goes on off the pitch. It's about the fine details.

I don't care if we're out of it or not, if I've got a chance to pitch, I want to.

Being on stage isn't so tough compared to the football pitch.

I only know one way to pitch. I really do.

Sometimes I just get over-excited. I see the pitch and I think, 'I have to get this wicket.' When I am just looking to bowl, I am calm and composed, and most of the time I get it right. The ball lands where I want it to.

I would say I stay pretty calm. Don't let the game get too fast on me. I try to keep my emotions in check, I guess, so I don't show that anything fazes me out there. And I try to take it one pitch at a time.

When it comes up with my age, I'm like, let's just end the conversation there. That's irrelevant to me. I'll pitch until I'm 40.

When I get onto the pitch, I block out everything around it, and I really focus on the pitch.

If I'm playing higher up the pitch, it's important I don't get carried away and start dropping too deep and I stay in my position.

The concept of head coach simply means being hyperfocused on the pitch and team performance.

Just trying to go out there and do the same thing I do every time, take it one pitch at a time and give us the best chance to win.

I know not to let myself get distracted and to concentrate on what happens on the pitch.

I do my best; I go onto the pitch and I play to the best of my ability.

Put me there on the pitch if you want to see how much it means to me or how hungry I am to win more medals.

The only way to get to the other end of the pitch is to belt it and then belt it again.