Jos Buttler Quotes

I actually rid myself of superstitions, but I do a quick 20-minute meditation before games.

Psychology is a big part of sport that some people do not realise. But it is a skill you have to practice.

When I prepare for a game the names are not really important to me.

I don't really believe in bogey teams. The results might just be a coincidence, but we need to make sure the same thing doesn't happen at Wembley.

Obviously, a lot of things play on your mind when you're batting. This might happen and this might not. The best thing you can do when you're batting is not to think too much, and wait for the next ball.

I love to prepare if it's something that requires training. But I don't like to prepare the psychology too much.

I try and have a relaxed attitude and stay quite switched off until about an hour before kick-off.

One of the main techniques I used was focusing on the goal and visualising myself competing in the race before the race started.

There's a DVD called 'The Secret.' It's like visualization and meditation, certain methods I use before games, visualizing the games before they happen.

Every athlete acquires routines as a way to help control nerves.

But if I played well and prepared myself properly, then all I had to do was control myself and put myself in a position to win.

My weaknesses are my jumps. The reason is that although I land them in practice, when I actually compete or perform, I should let my body go and stabilize my mind better. Also, I need to work on not letting negative thoughts and emotions get to me on the ice.

When I go out on the ice, I just think about my skating. I forget it is a competition.

I am slightly better at sleeping now during Test matches. I have a diary and I write things down, which helps. I write about decisions, a lot about opposition and stuff I want to say to the team so I am clear on the message I want to give.

Once you have an opponent in your mind that you're preparing for, you're working on specifics, and you get guys in to mimic what they do.

There will be mental worries with the long jump before Rio, but I know I can get through it. It's just getting my confidence back. I know I have a big jump in me.

I know my talents well - I know my head well - so when I go onto the pitch, I know perfectly what I have to do.

I always try to prepare as well as possible for matches.

When you walk out of your apartment, you think about performing; you do not think about how your opponent looks. So I think the advice from me to everybody is just to go out there and have fun.

Each outing is its own game. You roll on your game plan. It is a different chess match each time you go out there. I just try to be prepared.

People might think it's all about getting up for a game but it's often the opposite.

I have combinations, and I work on my combinations all the time.

Sticking to a routine helps you get in the zone for the match. I always put my left shinpad on before my right. When I go out onto the pitch, I take three hops on my left leg - but I don't know why I started. I must have seen Messi do it or something.

In the last two World Cups, I realised that when you put a lot of pressure on yourself, it does not work.

It's interesting: I never got stressed before wrestling matches. I always felt completely confident that I had done everything I could do, all my mental preparations when I sat down and envisioned the match, so I never felt stressed.