Quotes About Focus

To be consistently effective, you must put a certain distance between yourself and what happens to you on the golf course. This is not indifference, it's detachment.

Shoot a lower score than everybody else.

We take the shortest route to the puck and arrive in ill humor.

If you're going to win games, you're going to have to come up with the big hits. That's the bottom line.

I believe both the mind and the body need to be strong. We practise so hard that even if we hit a saturation point, we can't stop because that is the kind of dedication the sport requires.

I never excelled at one sport or had a very strong passion for anything other than wrestling and bodybuilding.

If you're playing baseball and thinking about managing, you're crazy. You'd be better off thinking about being an owner.

People ask me 'what was going through your mind in the race?' and I don't know. I try and ...let my body do what it knows

Don't tell me how rocky the sea is, just bring the ship in.

Many ... have tremendous God-given gifts, but they don't focus on the development of those gifts. Who are these individuals? You've never heard of them- and you never will .

What is love? Love is playing every game as if it's your last!

I didn't get into this to pick up a new hobby. I don't want to just be a golfer. I want to be the best.

Stay calm and aggressive.

I never smile when I have a bat in my hands. That's when you've got to be serious. When I get out on the field, nothing's a joke to me. I don't feel like I should walk around with a smile on my face.

I wish I could say it's easy, but honestly, to get ready for a big championship is not as easy as it seems.

I don't believe in looking back. If you make a decision that you think is the proper one at a time, then that's the correct decision.

Thinking instead of acting is the number one golf disease.

That's the only reason I'm here. I don't need to play the game for any other reason than to win a championship.

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

I have my parents to thank for that, they raised me to be active and play all sports. They taught me the importance of staying healthy, being focused and setting goals in whatever I do.

I didn't get over 1300 walks without knowing the strike zone.

Poker has the feeling of a sport, but you don't have to do push-ups.

It doesnt matter who is playing or how old they are. I just worry about what I can control. It doesnt give me more or less motivation.

Tennis is so competitive. I guess that's the way it has to be.