James Maddison Quotes

It doesn't matter who you're playing against. It's what you can do with your ability and what you believe in.

All I'm focused on is playing my game. Everything else will take care of itself.

I focus on myself, that's how I beat Wladimir Klitschko.

I mean, as an athlete, as a competitor, you have to have that belief in yourself.

I always believe in myself, no matter what my ranking.

I always felt like wherever I was, I'd be successful.

I'm a very motivated person. I don't need extra motivation.

That's usually the way I am - I don't care what my opponent can do. I just focus on myself.

I've always believed in myself, and it's such a long competition over two days, you can't worry about what anyone else is doing.

We try not to worry about our opponent. We try to worry about ourselves.

To me, I'll always be the skinny, 5-foot-6 eighth-grader on the YMCA court, trying to get grown men to choose me for pickup games. It wasn't always easy. And that's what drives me.

Really, I think the biggest thing is just playing your game and doing what you do.

I've always had a belief in myself and an ability to always do what I believe.

I know there is a stereotype that I am naive, but I know what I want, and I know what I'm doing to get there.

You have got to believe in yourself every time you go out there and race. If you have no faith in your ability all that training has been a waste of time.

What I do is prepare myself until I know I can do what I have to do.

You know, it sounds corny, but I believe in myself. And I work hard.

You just have to keep believing in yourself.

I had a massive amount of self-belief when I did stand-up.

My personality was always such that I always look straight forward, never behind or to the side.

All anything takes, really, is confidence.

I believed in what I was. I didn't believe that would translate into any of the five championships. But I knew that I could affect the game.

You always have to believe in yourself! I think that is the most important thing.

I learned that if I put my mind to something vocally, I can pull it off. You just have to get your head-space right.

I know how good I am, and I know where I can go if I'm in the right mindset and respecting my opponent.