Neil Robertson Quotes

The greatest players use anger as fuel. Michael Jordan played every night with something like road rage.

I never focus on my opponent - I focus more on myself: knowing what my strengths are, where I can take the fight, how I can win the fight, and the intensity that I'm going to bring to a fight.

When teams see coach Gruden and myself run out on the field, they know, 'Hey, man, we are in for it mentally today.'

I learned, for me to play at my best, I need to play with an edge.

You don't want to let the other team feed off your outward physical demeanor. But at the same time, you can't go out and play this game and not expect to just be angry and be competitive and be excited and have that fire in your belly.

I'm working on staying aggressive in my game and fixing all the little details.

For every athlete, Olympics is the target, but mine is a little different. I am focusing on improving my timing; that's what I think about.

The adrenaline is very important for me when I go in to bat. That makes me tick, makes me think better. When your energy is up and running, you have a much better chance of doing well.

When I'd get tired and want to stop, I'd wonder what my next opponent was doing. I'd wonder if he was still working out. I'd tried to visualize him. When I could see him working, I'd start pushing myself. When I could see him in the shower, I'd push myself harder.

As long as I can get angry then I play well. If I play well I can beat everybody. I am happy because I am getting angry.

We've got to play better basketball.

If I would be happy, I would be a very bad ball player. With me, when I get mad, it puts energy in my body.

People expect you to play your best, so I go through a routine to prepare myself so that I know I'm physically and mentally ready - prepared for the game.

Whatever I am, it's natural... I don't have to pretend to be aggressive, don't have to show the opposition that I am on the field. Being aggressive comes naturally to me, helps me perform.

I listen to music before my competitions to get me pumped up. It helps me stay focused.

I'm a huge believer in visualizing achieving the task before it happens.

I'm easygoing. There's a place and time for everything. When that bell rings, I'm not nice and easy. I'm not meek and passive.

We must condition the players. They need to get into the right frame of mind in the hours leading up the game.

The better you can prepare your players and the more you can put their minds to it is really important.

I have a specific routine before every match. I like to grip my rackets, because I feel that someone else won't do it how I like them. But the biggest thing is that I don't like to stress about my match all morning. Twenty minutes before, I'll sit down and think about the game plan and warm up. And then I just play.

I try to take the mental aspects of every sport that I've ever played and use it toward kicking, how to react in certain situations.

You can't go into a game lax and acting like somebody isn't trying to beat you.

Before I go up against the best forwards in the world - Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, Neymar - I study their strengths and weaknesses like an obsession, and then I plan how I am going to attack. My goal is to show the world that Dani Alves is on the same level.

When I set my eyes on the gold at the world championships, I was able to maintain that focus that whole day. That's what I aim to do in Rio - my focus is gold, so I can keep in that good state; I can't get too complacent. I can't relax; I can't be content. I need to be 100 per cent switched on.

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.