DeAndre Hopkins Quotes

I don't really play off nerves. I just want to win.

I feel like if I play my game then I can beat anyone on my day, so there's no pressure.

Even if I do miss a shot, I'm going to be comfortable to get back up there and shoot the same shot again. Make or miss, I'm not going to be frustrated but move on to the next play.

As a playing group you don't go into the game thinking about whether you're the underdog or not.

I just play my game. I know if I play well I will win.

I just have to go out there and play the right style of game and believe I can win.

Come fight night, there will be nerves, but it's how you react to those nerves - doing what you need to regardless - that's how you win fights.

When I get in there, I'm not really worried about scoring. I'm just worried about playing as hard defense as I can play, making my opponent work, and then I know the offensive end will open up for me. I've been a scorer all my life, so that's what I try to pride myself on. It feels good.

Before I was going into tournaments and just hoping I would win one match. But now I'll go into tournaments expecting to do well and if I bring my best game I know I can win them and beat all the big players.

My nerves tend to dissipate once the match starts. When I know I've practiced as much as I can and I do my best and leave it all out there, I feel OK no matter what happens.

I think you can train yourself to block out some of that pressure and replace it with confidence. It's about preparation, and the more prepared I am, the less pressure I feel and the more confident I am. As your confidence grows, it's only natural that the pressure you feel diminishes.

Worrying gets you nowhere. If you turn up worrying about how you're going to perform, you've already lost. Train hard, turn up, run your best and the rest will take care of itself.

If I'm thinking about a particular injury, then I'm already a step behind. If I'm so gun shy in the pocket and not worried about the receivers that are open down field, something's going to happen that's not going to get the job done. So my main focus is having confidence in myself knowing that I'm able to be myself when I'm out there.

If you know your game, you can handle pressure; you can handle any kind of situation, back yourself, and play your own game and get success.

When I'm down or maybe when it's close in the match, I feel like I'm still in it. I don't feel like I'm letting down. Mentally, I'm still really, really tough.

Once you lose everything, what's the worst that's going to happen to you? You develop a self-assurance.

You have to go into each match believing you can beat all of the players.

I just tried to keep my cool and continue with my race plan: to win.

I stopped thinking too much about what could happen and relied on my physical and mental strength to play the right shots at the right time.

You can teach all the other stuff, you know. You can teach shooting the ball, you can teach having a good touch... passing and whatnot, but when you get out there on the field, it's just a mindset you need to go into the game with.

You've got to take the initiative and play your game. In a decisive set, confidence is the difference.

Four years ago maybe we thought we were inferior to Brazil, subconsciously we didn't see ourselves beating them. Now we believe in ourselves, we can be on the pitch with any team in the world and think we can win.

My goal is always the same: to keep the other player from ever scoring a point. That doesn't always happen, but that's what I try for.

If I'm not Top 10 or seeded every tournament, it really doesn't matter. I can beat anyone on a good day.

As a driver, you've always got to believe in your heart that you've got what it takes to win it. You've always got to believe in yourself. You've always got to arrive on the day and believe it can happen. You've always got to believe in the positives.