Quotes About Focus

I have to write what I can write, and writing the text of a picture book is like walking a tightrope, if you ramble off... As my friend Julius Lester says, 'A picture book is the essence of an experience.'

For me, looking back is akin to being on a tightrope and looking down. It doesn't help you in the present moment to deal with what you have to deal with in order to move forward.

I treat my life as though I am on a tightrope.

As a bowler you need to keep an eye on what the batsman is trying to do till the last moment.

We never do anything well till we cease to think about the manner of doing it.

There is always a plan, and that is very simple - to lead the game till the end - and my role is to play the anchor while the team plays around me.

If there be anything that can be called genius, it consists chiefly in ability to give that attention to a subject which keeps it steadily in the mind, till we have surveyed it accurately on all sides.

One of the things that I like to pride myself on is being the guy who sees the game through till the end.

I don't play tennis to prove a point to anyone. I play for my country and myself. It's not changing what people say or think. It's about what I can do. If I feel I have the ability to achieve something and haven't used my potential to that end, I'll keep trying till I succeed.

When I was 14, I would sit up in my room and write till my eyes would bleed.

I'm not losing no time soon, or ever, till I retire.

I basically hit the deck running as soon as I wake up and don't turn my brain off till long after the lights are out.

As an actor, you tend to just look at the script till you get to your stuff.

I sometimes train extra till four or five o'clock at the gym if I feel that I have to do something extra.

If you get off to a good start, even if you get the run-rate down a bit in the middle overs, if you are set till the end, you can do the most damage.

I picked it up just for relaxation. I can sit down and get into the game and escape that it's a big game tomorrow, escape that we need a win, or whatever. My wife knows, after a game I get home at 12:30, I'm playing chess till 3 o'clock in the morning.

Since the start of my career I've been doing a lot of music for films. It was important for me to focus on only that for some time, till I have a name that people can bank on, trust and support.

Even if I've studied all there is to study, I get a nervous and twitchy feeling before the exam. Till I get the question paper I'm nervous. This somehow gives me a little bit extra when I'm on the field. I'm able to make decisions on the field just a bit quicker.

In gambling we say you are 'on tilt' when your mood gets in the way of making your best decisions. And nobody plays well on tilt.

I don't take on a fight just for a fight. I don't tilt at windmills.

It takes discipline not to let social media steal your time.

Do your best, one shot at a time and then move on. Remember that golf is just a game.

When eating an elephant take one bite at a time.

The difference between the greats and the legends is their ability to focus for longer periods of time.