Quotes About Dedication

I like to empty my mind and focus on developing my abilities in training.

It's not just about training, it's about playing competitive football.

If you are not fighting and not training, it does have an effect on you no matter who you are.

I don't think my natural talent is much different to the other gymnasts. It is a matter of how I train and how I think about my training. I also give a lot of thought to my routines.

Everyone who knows me knows how serious I take my training, they know how disciplined I am, they know how much I respect this sport and how much work I put into this sport.

It's really nice to be able to go into the offseason and attack the training as soon as possible.

It's not like I'm training every day by doing an avalanche suplex off the top turnbuckle.

As long as I stay in training and play well, I don't see what objection there can be to what I do off the field.

With taekwondo, anything can happen, really. You get bad days; you get good days of training, so you've just got to hope that you're on it on your day.

Besides training, you need to be focused and not shy away from hard work.

I was satisfied with having a couple of fights a year, to enjoy them and have them be part of my training routine. When the UFC came around, it seemed like it fell in my lap. It was like I got so good at my hobby, and now I'm living all these people's dreams who had been working for so many years.

Strength training is an important part of every athlete's training program, but for me it's become almost like a sanctuary.

Players like Messi and Xavi are always hungry. Whatever the game or the competition - even if it is table-tennis - they want to win. We used to play two-touch football games after training and they would always be desperate to win. It taught you about life as well as football.

Confidence is not something you store in the fridge and pick out. You earn it by your performances, by your training, how you feel.

I'm really proud of my coaches and the people I have training with me.

A gold medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics is what I'm looking for. I have to pace my training in such a way that I'm at my best in Rio, and when I'm in form, no opponent can come in my way.

I sacrificed a lot. I wasn't able to be with my mother and father for how many months and years and then of course, training was excruciating.

For me a day without training is like a day without eating.

Every day in training you learn. I've been playing football for years, and I understand the game better with time.

It wasn't an easy journey to participating in the Olympics. It has taken me 14 years of training and hard work.

I need to just keep training hard and getting all the information from the coaches and the players.

My family were always there for me - they all had my back - and made me feel better to keep pushing. It made me think of all the hard graft I did as a kid with them taking me to training after work.

Italian players go to bed and they think about the training session of that day and the one the day after.

You know I played till I was 38 and that at a very, very high level. It's sad to be out but I keep myself fit with training in the gym every day.