Mike Trout Quotes

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.

In all kinds of sports, you have to get the confidence going within before you can start proving people wrong or right.

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 know if I train hard, focus, I can beat anyone out there.

I don't really think about the degree of difficulty or the possibility of making a mistake. I just try to relax and let my preparation and training take over.

A lot of times when I'm confident and relaxed on the court, I'm going to be a pretty tough out. But when I'm not so confident and not so relaxed, I tense up and my balls fall short and everything. It just sort of unravels.

I think, of course, when you are coming somewhere, when you know you are playing good tennis, it always helps you.

I'm not worried about any added pressure. I'm just worried about winning.

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.

The best pitchers have a short term memory and a bullet proof confidence.

If you doubt you can accomplish something, then you can't accomplish it. You have to have confidence in your ability, and then be tough enough to follow through.

I think the only reason I've had the career life that I've had is that someone told me some secrets early on about living. You can do the very best you can when you're very, very relaxed, no matter what it is or what your job is, the more relaxed you are the better you are. That's sort of why I got into acting. I realized the more fun I had, the better I did it. And I thought, that's a job I could be proud of. It's changed my life learning that, and it's made me better at what I do.

You have to be confident, if you're not confident you might as well go home.

When it comes to believing in yourself, put your eye on the mark and don’t blink. If you have a goal, a dream, or an aspiration…believe in yourself while you are on the way to your destination, and you will have already arrived.

When you've learned to believe in yourself, there's no telling how good a player you can be. That's because you have the mental edge.

In athletics, the idea of possibility is presumed. It's not 'if;' it's 'how.'

I can't say I'm surprised I was successful. I was determined - and I got it.

A good 80 percent of the vault is still physical and another percentage of it, 20, 25 percent is mental. Mental is always the mental strength, the confidence building up to that contest or repetition, practice, practice, and practice.

I like visualizing a lot, so the night before a competition and right before, I will visualize myself. I'll close my eyes, turn away from everybody, and just see myself doing exactly what I want to accomplish.

I will keep smiling, be positive and never give up! I will give 100 percent each time I play. These are always my goals and my attitude.

If you know you're supported, you're going to work harder, you're going to be more focused on your mission.

There are days when I go out on the court and I feel like I can't miss a ball.

But if I played well and prepared myself properly, then all I had to do was control myself and put myself in a position to win.

If I train well and stay focused, I'm confident I can deliver when the time comes.

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