Quotes About Focus

If I hit a game-winning shot, right, and I run back down the court and shake my teammates hands, it's because I expected to make it. Because I've practiced or I feel I've worked harder than everybody else. So why would I then go nuts, go crazy if I expected to do that? People don't understand that part about me.

You can't control yourself in a game while people are screaming at you, teammates, referees trying to get in the middle. So you end up doing things without thinking.

I think really I've always had the same focus, to go out there and I like to facilitate and help my teammates in any way I can, go out there and work hard and I think things will turn out right.

Actually, these days, it seemed like everything except getting half-naked with Adrian was the last thing on my mind.

One step at a time," murmured Abe. "No point in letting the larger picture overwhelm us. We'll just start at the beginning.

Because sometimes, a person can get so caught up in the details that they miss the whole.

My mother was a voice of reason, a reminder that they had to stay focused and fully assess the situation. Her composure calmed everybody; her strong manner inspired them. This, I realized, was how a leader behaved.

The cardinal principle of concentrating military force had been abandoned by George and his ministers; so, too, had the pursuit of clear strategic goals while avoiding diversionary sideshows.

Be specific about the problem behavior.

your behavior changes as your priorities change.

These repetitions of name or gender create an irresistible force that so distracts the Tanks, Know-It-Alls, Grenades, or Whiners that they must stop talking to find out what it is you want! Once you have their attention, you can move forward by stating your intent, by clarifying something they were saying, or by using any of the other choices suggested in this chapter.

Nearly all spiritual practices are based on attention. In fact, whenever you think you have lost the path, or whenever you feel confused by esoteric terminology or technique, remember that all these techniques or teachings are various ways to help you learn to pay attention.

If you talked about writing books, you'd never do it.

Do what you are doing. Monastic motto

When the stakes are the biggest is when the challenges to focus can be the most difficult and the most costly.

Allowing your focus to drift to negativity or criticism will put you on the defensive. It will get you pointing fingers and take away from the job you are doing.

Whatever is happening in life, focus is the key to performance. Without it, you flounder.

if you get distracted from doing your job, you can't perform. And remember this—there is very little sympathy out there for people who cannot perform.

performance is your greatest ally in dealing with adversity, and focus is your greatest weapon in achieving that performance.

I would tell players to relax and never think about what's at stake. Just think about the basketball game. If you start to think about who is going to win the championship, you've lost your focus.

Discouragement often comes from focusing on the wrong things. It also derives from a lack of patience, which is a virtue we are losing in our society.

Larry McMurtry and Woody Allen, still use manual typewriters to compose their books and scripts, because computers and word processors pose too many potential distractions.

Humility is the true key to success. Successful people lose their way at times. They often embrace and overindulge from the fruits of success. Humility halts this arrogance and self-indulging trap. Humble people share the credit and wealth, remaining focused and hungry to continue the journey of success.

You cannot become distracted by success, and losing focus happens just as much through prosperity as it does adversity.