Quotes About Focus

You play to win the game.

I always think street but train sport.

If you're looking to be a professional athlete on the top tier of any sport, my best advice is to put everything you have into it. If you're not, somebody else is. It's got to be all or nothing.

I'm just taking advantage of good pitches. I am seeing the ball well and my confidence is high.

The greatest efforts in sports came when the mind is as still as a glass lake.

I don't think I can play any other way but all out . . . I enjoy the game so much because I'm putting so much into it.

Learn to differentiate between what is truly important and what can be dealt with at another time.

It has nothing to do with swimming. That happens to be my sport. I'm trying to see how far I can go

You can always find a distraction if you're looking for one.

I've never tried to hide the fact that it is my intention to become the best

You have a very powerful mind that can make anything happen as long as you keep yourself centered.

Swimming isn't everything - winning is.

If football taught me anything about business, it is that you win the game one play at a time.

Keep it simple, when you get too complex you forget the obvious.

Concentration is born on the practice court... you must mentally treat your practice sessions as matches, concentrating on every ball you hit.

Motivation is simple. You eliminate those who are not motivated.

A successful pitcher keeps the leadoff hitter from reaching first base and puts the first pitch over for a strike - the two most important rules of pitching.

When I go out there, I have no pity on my brother. I am out there to win.

They give you a round bat and they throw you a round ball. And they tell you to hit it square.

I didn't go to normal children school. I went to sports school when I was 8. So I studied martial arts.

There can only be one state of mind as you approach any profound test; total concentration, a spirit of togetherness, and strength.

You only have a few years to play this game and you can't play it if you're all tied up in knots.

I run on the road long before I dance under the lights.

When I go out on the ice, I just think about my skating. I forget it is a competition.