Quotes About Preparation

I don't like to be caught without a pick.

More matches are lost through carelessness at the beginning than any other cause.

I have to be cautious about how I dress, what I eat/drink and when I sleep so that my voice can shine as its best in each of my shows.

I have celebrated Jamai Sasthi before marriage.

It's impossible, when one team and one player is afraid of something that might happen in a match, they will not play well, they will not have 100 per cent confidence.

I can't say to the gaffer 'well I haven't played for three months, I'm not ready!' That doesn't work. I have to work as I would, or even harder probably in training so that if anything happens I am 100 per cent ready to come in.

You'll get shown up in the ring if you're not 100 per cent at all times.

As an actor, you have to maximize your time, because you don't know what's going to happen in your 50s and 60s and 70s. It's like the career of an athlete: For many people, it ends at a certain point.

I already know Cover 3, Cover 2, everything else. But it's a lot of times, defenses try to take you away and they do certain things that you wouldn't be ready for.

If I have to look a certain way for something, I know how long it's going to take me do it.

It's always challenging to go into a role.

We knew the 2017-18 offseason would be one of our most challenging. We've known that for a long time.

You need luck, you need your key players, you need to be in the best shape, you need all of that to be champions.

I always give my best in training as if it was a Champions League final.

When you're in the semi-finals of the Champions League, you need to be really good and need a little bit of luck.

I know what a Champions League final is like.

Every single time we step on to the field - practice field or game field - we're thinking about winning that championship. But at the same time, we're taking it day by day. And we are taking it game by game.

I was part of London 2012 in the build-up and there's always drama ahead of a major championship or Games.

You have to come in to major championships, and your attitude has to be on point.

Christina Ricci is amazing, the most professional actor I think I've ever met. You can be chatting with her and when they call action, she's right there.

As a chef, I like to be totally prepared. I'm so big on lists. I love lists.

I always felt that by the time I would leave Chelsea I was ready to be a number one. I'd had a long apprenticeship so when I was to go, it would to be a No. 1.

When you play against a team such as Arsenal, Manchester United or Chelsea, you never know what will happen. But the key to the season is to win the games that you expect to win.

Being engaged is absolutely a time to cherish!