Quotes About Concentration

I eat, breathe and sleep darts.

Ever since I've been 16, 15, that's all I've been doing: playing darts.

Deadlines concentrate the mind. But deadlines should not be dogmas.

I'd say that probably 95 per cent of batting is mental and decision-making.

Defending is mostly about focus.

The multi-captaincy system helps me to concentrate and focus on my responsibility. In my case, I can concentrate on my goalkeeping, and others on their responsibilities allotted to them like scoring goals, defending and things like that.

Defensive midfielder is my position and I have to be focused on that role.

Anytime you're a defensive player and your eyes aren't on your key, you're going to have an issue.

I don't know how you work on concentration. You are either born with it or you're not. And I was definitely not born with it.

The added work load of a degree has made me focus a lot more when I am in work.

I delete the Twitter app during the season.

The more you can keep your action and your mind and the ball you are delivering as simple as you can nothing can go wrong.

'Macbeth' is one of those books that demand all of your attention.

If you are not 100 per cent, Virender Sehwag or Chris Cairns will destroy you.

I get extremely detail-oriented. In my most stressed-out days, I get way more focused on those details than anyone should be.

It's hard for me to dial in sometimes and be focussed, even though I know that I'm ready.

When I'm working, it's just about doing the best I can with whatever dialogue is in front of me today. You can't worry about the other thing.

When you're doing a different kind of film, you have to bring a different kind of attitude; you have to bring a different kind of concentration.

I feel like I play better when I'm calm. There is an inner peace I can tap into sometimes during my matches.

I used to show my emotions too much. I had to get rid of that because the opposition would notice and start to target me. If I did something wrong, I would take it out on myself, but it is important in football to concentrate for 90 minutes.

You look at all other sports, basketball, you think basketball, they're always looking at their target.

When I look down the range at the target all I can do is try to distinguish between the different colors.

My former agent introduced me to darts by saying it was a game that would be a lot of fun. He knew I had to concentrate on hitting three 20s or a double or a treble - as this is a target you must achieve. Your mind is focused on accuracy. And it's the same in football, where I must strike the ball just to the right or left of a post.

Shooting clay targets is a very cleansing experience. It's very relaxing. It takes a lot of concentration. It's also very social, since you're usually shooting with friends. You can talk and forget about almost anything else that's on your mind.