Alan Lewis Quotes

We have to keep our strong mentality every time, with a good emotional balance to support everything, whether an opponent provokes you or not, because the opponent is doing his job as well.

I'm competitive when I fight, but I don't get emotionally involved.

I've always been able to stay calm in high-pressure situations.

If somebody has something negative to say, I'm a very - I won't say introverted, because I'm not introverted - I'm a very, just, calm person.

In basketball, there are no trap games. If you walk out on that court and lose a game, it's because the other team beat you. You played poorly. But there's no trap game.

Don't live and die with every play.

At the quarterback position I would say mental is just as important as physical. Then there's that emotional component too.

When you are a player, you don't really understand the criticism when you feel like you played pretty well.

Even with ex-fighters as judges, it doesn't mean they can score a fight, you'd still end up with debate and opinion.

Maintaining dignity and staying calm in a show like 'Bigg Boss' is a very big task.

I've kind of found out that when I do get into trouble, that when I do have people on base, sometimes the best thing is to throw a little bit more off-speed, back off a little bit.

Always when you play badly or commit errors, you hope to play another game to put it behind you, to show that you are capable and that you deserve to be playing for an important team like City.

I used to be short-tempered on the field when it came to winning or losing.

But referees have to remember there is a reason managers are being nice to them - we're hoping that it just might make the difference when there is a borderline decision.

After a great save or a mistake by a defender, I prefer not to shout on him; I prefer to wait and say it inside of the dressing room. I was always like that. I am relaxed, I try to be normal after a mistake, and when I make a mistake, I don't want people coming to me on the pitch shouting at me.

I have good people around me, so I always have advice. A lot of people can talk to me, but it's me, of course, who still has to take that to the track and to perform.

I played football because I loved the game - but I didn't enjoy the focus on not making mistakes and the culture being essentially one of blame and a little fear.

I get quite stroppy if I lose - but I've developed skills with a mind coach to help deal with the highs and lows of tennis at this level.

As a player, if your attitude is questioned, it's horrible.

You can't let emotions get involved with what the common goal is: to win. At the end of the day, that's what it's all about.

Yeah, I get frustrated. But I try not to let those frustrations get out into the media or get out onto the court in my play.

As far as the fouls go, we are not going to rely on anyone else to make the calls for us.

Sometimes people say things on the field that they might regret, but they should stay on the field.

As a pitcher, you can't afford to get too ticked off.

The burdens of being a head coach are different from being an assistant. If I had been an assistant coach for awhile, then become a head coach, I probably would have lasted longer.