Tommy Fleetwood Quotes

Competitions make me nervous. When I go out on the ice, I just think about my skating and not, 'I have to do this to win.' I forget it is a competition.

Some people don't like competition because it makes them work harder, better.

You can't control what the other athlete is going to do; you can't control anything except for your competition and how you execute the race or how you execute the task.

You know, I'm confident before I go out and play a match that I know, you know, I've put in the work and like I feel confident that I am going to go out there and play well.

I think when you compete every week, when you play under pressure daily, you find your rituals to be 100 percent focused on what you're doing.

A lot of what you get done in the NFL is by perception. They perceive you as really talented, and they worry about you. You've got to come out of the locker room with something.

For me, I'm more reserved and focused once I get to the game.

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.

I gotta be able to beat good guys at any moment. I think that's what I'm taking.

Sometimes when you go into the match, you want it so badly. I think sometimes is tricky. It makes you a little bit, like, tense and nervous.

You still have to go perform; it doesn't matter what the tournament is.

Because I am Olympic champion, everyone assumes I am this perfect athlete who should never lose. Every time I step in the ring, I am expected to win.

You are under some sort of pressure to win any match. It is natural.

On the pitch, I need to stay focused, alert, and be ready to face my heart-racing moment with confidence.

I think every time you step on the field you have a certain amount of pressure on you to succeed.

I cannot see a situation when I won't feel pressure to play well and win.

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

A lot of my intensity in wrestling was due to my mental preparation before the matches. I got myself into a different world.

When you're expected to win and you have the press saying that you are going to win the Olympic gold medal, and you're the only sure thing in the Olympics, it can undermine your confidence.

I was always surrounded by expectation from the very first race I ran as a 5-year-old.

In competition, when I start performance I try not to think about all the pressure from the fans. But, I got a lot of energy from them always. They make me more perfect.

I've realised over the years I play my best when I have time to prepare for each tournament as best as possible.

I remember winning the first time, you know, suddenly everybody expects, well, okay, now he should win every time he tees it up, win six tournaments.

When I was playing football, I always felt in complete control. When I play golf and come under pressure, it's a completely different ball game.

When there's an important tournament going on, I try and stay in a bubble. It's easy that way because then you don't have to worry about anything else.