Joe Root Quotes

I don't feel pressure going into games.

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

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

I used to be tense or nervous before heats. But I've learned to get rid of the negative stuff and just stay relaxed and positive - and it seems to be working for me.

I used a lot of sports psychologists when I was younger... sometimes it helped, sometimes it didn't.

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 don't know why, but I don't really get too nervous before games or practices or whatever.

The performance anxiety I had is still there. I've been given different kinds of tools and learned how to manage it.

I believe your best preparation is to just get your rest and just go out there and continue to do what you've been doing, not to try to do anything uncharacteristic that you haven't been doing. That's my main thing.

I talked to everyone. But I also did work with a professional psychologist, sporting psychologist. That was just the beginning. After that I was able to change the direction to think, the direction to work and I think it was like training I did.

I have a mental coach in Korea, and I talk to her every week before the tournament, during the tournament and try to talk to her and try to get a little bit of the pressure off.

There's steps that I've taken already, and each week, talking with the sports psychologist on a routine basis and working with the different programs that we're going through. This is all stuff that you can say you're going to make a difference, but I'm putting it into action.

I think that all I can do is try and keep myself stress-free and away from any type of result-orientated thinking, and go and do my work and tell a story.

When I got to match point in the final I was afraid I'd be a little nervous, but I just said, You have to stay focused, just think about what you have to do.

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.

I've learned over the years that if you start thinking about the race, it stresses you out a little bit. I just try to relax and think about video games, what I'm gonna do after the race, what I'm gonna do just to chill. Stuff like that to relax a little before the race.

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

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

It's something I have to remind myself about, that at every competition, I put a lot of pressure on myself, almost like it's the end of the world, and I have to keep reminding myself it's not.

I think it's important to feel good so that the football can take care of itself. If everything else is organised and ready to go, then you're free to play football.

You need to stay calm the day of the contest. Not let the weather bother me and just relax.

I don't take pressure or keep expectations because then it becomes difficult to concentrate.

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

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

With a good start, players can relax a bit more and aren't so anxious throughout the season.