Quotes About Focus

There are a lot of good football players in the league. You just try to keep yourself grounded.

The players on the pitch have the responsibility to run harder, fight harder.

You want all players to be free of overthinking. That's when they're in a good place and a good flow.

I know the people expect the best - good. The people expect we'll play fantastic football and win games - good. I can't control that. I accept that, and I just focus on my players in the games.

At the end of the day, it's my players play against their players, and the end of the day, that's what's important.

A lot of coaches and players get so tunnel-visioned that when they do have some time off, they spend it concentrating on the game.

It's important players focus on what they have to do, while the fans keep believing and stay behind us.

I think chess players are not always what you think them to be. Or maybe it's our job to appear serious.

Ask me about my football, and not too much else. I just want to be a player among the players.

For us players, we just go into each game trying to win it and see where it takes us.

But at least if you are with your kid in a playground, be there mentally as well as physically, even for 20 minutes. Focus means everything to a child.

I was growing up in Kitchener, practising every day on my playground - and it's all about how bad you want it.

You can't be playing halfway or you are gonna get halfway results.

Playing basketball for me is like breathing.

When I'm playing bad, I need to just hit the green.

When you're playing the best player in the world, you've got to play well.

When your are playing for the national championship, it's not a matter of life or death. It's more important than that.

I feel I can concentrate a bit more on playing darts now people are just seeing an equal playing field.

Every game is a playoff game.

This is what you do your routine for, so when playoff basketball comes, it helps you stay fresh, sharp, energized, strong - all that.

I think we have played like a playoff team for some time. We can still do better. The key thing right now is to look forward, not behind you.

That's what you work all season for, to get into the playoff games, and you don't want to blow it.

After a basketball game, you're gonna be physically tired, but more mentally. Playoff time comes around, you have it all in your head.

When it comes down to playoff basketball, it's attention to detail.