Quotes About Preparation

When there's an important tournament going on, I try and stay in a bubble. It's easy that way because then you don't have to worry about anything else.

If you go into a tournament thinking that you're not going to do anything, you might as well not be there because you won't achieve anything.

I don't want to retire before the tournament starts for me.

It could be very costly if you don't have a clear mind during a tournament.

Spain always go into a tournament with the idea of performing the best we can.

In an ideal world, the season would end, and the players would have two to three weeks by the beach. You'd have four to five weeks of preparation, and then you'd play the tournament.

There is always a lot of work going on behind the scenes at a tournament, and that's even more true at the WTA Finals, where we have many activities during the day, and you really have to set everything up.

It's so important to do well in the first game of a tournament because it can be key in the group. If you lose, you have so much pressure on the next two games.

Any time you enter a tournament before a slam, there's always the possibility you'll be arriving late. It's a very good problem to have.

For me, every tournament is important, and I feel that if I don't go into them with 100 per cent focus, I will not be ready for the Grand Slams.

It's tough to think before a tournament that you can win.

Stay in school, kids, and make sure that you play a lot of 'Street Fighter,' especially if you're going to play someone at a tournament in front of a lot of people, so you don't get beat.

Unfortunately, in our business, it's all about the tournament when you're a good team.

Every tournament that I go to, I'll prepare my absolute best to play my best golf. And if my best golf is a Top-10, then so be it.

If you are in a tournament, you have to think of yourself - you can't think of your wife or children - only about yourself. Otherwise, you wake up, eat, prepare, do everything you can to be in good shape.

Preparing well for a tournament sometimes is not enough to win it as you also need a lot of luck in order to win.

Playing in a big tournament is one of the biggest things for a professional footballer.

I'm not worried about the Masters. I never worry about this tournament or that tournament.

I think the core job of a coach is to select the right players for a tournament. You need players who are mentally and physically fit, who are able to deal with difficult moments.

I don't want one tournament to offset another. I want to be fresh and take full advantage of the opportunity I've been given.

Even at home I always play with the boys, I only play with the girls when I am closer to the tournament or a series.

When I prepare for any tournament, I just feel that I want to give my best in the tournament as I may not get the next opportunity and I don't want to regret it after this tournament.

In the knockout tournaments, it's futile to prepare for a grand finale. You may have worked out many strategies for the final. But you may lose in the first round itself.

Before a game, I avoid having a heavy meal so that I don't feel sleepy at the board. You eat to be healthy, and that generally takes care of everything. Also, you can't be too finicky, since at tournaments you tend to eat at restaurants here and there. But, as long as you're eating sensibly, it's all good.