Quotes About Preparation

Sadly, I do my homework. I've a soft spot for the boring minutiae. I read the Charter of the United Nations before meeting with Kofi Annan. I read the Meltzer report, and then I'll read C. Fred Bergsten's defense of institutions like the World Bank and the I.M.F. It's embarrassing to admit.

It's my job to show up, make weight, and prepare to be a world champion if that opportunity presents itself.

You don't become a world champion by training like a world champion - after you win a belt. If you want to become a world champion, long before that you've got to walk like one, talk like one, train like one, carry yourself like one. And that means training as hard as you can for every fight.

Carlos Molina is a great fighter. He's a world champion. I give him all the credit for even just choosing me to fight him and giving me the opportunity. I'm going to be well-prepared, well-disciplined in the ring when it's time to go.

You have to show up in the World Cup, and in the World Cup anything can happen.

You cannot compare warm-ups with World Cup games.

In order to play at the World Cup, I know I have to do well with my club, Athletic.

If I get annoyed because I'm not in the headlines and don't do well in training, I won't do well if I have to go in. I've to be prepared because the World Cup isn't easy.

The World Cup is a very big event. Every player dreams of playing in one, and it was my dream, too.

I resigned from captaincy because I wanted the new captain to get enough time for preparing a team before the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019.

The first one is your first World Cup, so you go into it with a lot of pressure, trying to take it all in, but you are just so focused.

The beginning of the World Cup is always a bit tough.

We arrived at the 2002 World Cup with two titles, very calm, well organised, maybe missing a bit of concentration. But the only truth is on the pitch. The dangers are there.

One-day cricket is a very important part of our play. We've got a long way to go until the next World Cup and for us it's one ruthless game after another where we can play well.

I want to reduce my risks as much as possible and hopefully be able to go to the World Cup fit, ready and healthy.

If you're not going to the World Cup expecting to win, then you probably shouldn't go.

At the most elite level, your nutrition becomes a lifestyle: it's not something you have to do when you're preparing for Olympic games or World Cup games - you just do it. You're more inclined to eat healthier because it's better for your muscles.

The Confederations Cup is interesting. It served Spain very well to take part and then go on to win the 2010 World Cup. We knew the stadiums, the atmosphere, the conditions and also the difficulties of a tournament which simulated the World Cup format.

In a World Cup you don't have anywhere to hide.

As a player, perhaps you have the chance to take part in a World Cup or a European Championship twice or three times in a lifetime. Other competitions, you have another match three days later. Here, it's different: we know we're out if we don't win.

When you go to a World Cup, you must be ready to play at any time.

Here at Carolina, our World Cup opponents marked their calendars. Obviously the other nations wanted to win every game, but a big upset over the U.S. was something we knew other teams would cherish.

We knew that if we had to win the World Cup, the defensive side of the game had to be better, which means bowlers will have to bowl tight and we will have to field better.

Don't ever in your life do a World Cup and the Olympic Games at the same time. This will make your life almost impossible.