Michael Bolton Quotes

I was always really strict on myself about doing everything possible to prepare for competition.

To be number one, you must train like you are number two.

You don't want to line up on the blocks and know you have not done everything you possibly can.

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

I have only prepared properly for the World Championship three or four times in my life. If I had gone about it professionally I would have won the title 10 times.

In football, you only work for the things you can control. You cannot control the outside world: you can only control your preparation; you can only control your performances.

You have to get yourself right for the Worlds. If you can't get yourself right for that you shouldn't be playing.

It's all about getting your head down, focusing, working hard, competing in training, keeping fit, and picking up points.

I just prepare myself to perform well, to support my teammates to play well, to try to get to the final, to the World Series.

I think every time I step on the court, I'm just preparing myself to be the best player I can be, be the best teammate I can be as well.

Truthfully, what we do in training is 10 times harder than what we ever have to do in a competition.

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

The will to win is important, but the will to prepare is vital.

You've got to get good habits of working hard so that when that play comes up during the regular season that you're able to complete it and do it the right way.

I knew what my times were and how my practices were progressing and how close I was to the goals I had set for the year. I swam hard. I always swam hard. If I didn't, I knew I would pay for it either the next day or the next meet.

When you are not practicing, someone else is getting better.

To be the best, you need to be the most well-trained and well-prepared athlete you can be. The pressure is going to be all around you. You just have to make sure that your body and mind is fine-tuned. Then you go out there and do it.

What I have to do is train hard, be at the disposal of the coach and make the best of what I have here every day so when I'm called upon I'll be ready.

I just come to training, work hard, go home, prepare for the game, then play.

It's my job to show up, make weight, and prepare to be a world champion if that opportunity presents itself.

If you don't train in a certain way because you think you won't play, you have to do more in the week to show why you deserve to play.

I am training 8-9 hours a day and will give my best shot for Rio.

People only see two hours of a tennis match where you're fighting and running and sometimes getting upset. There's a lot more than those two hours. Going out there and playing is actually the easy part.

It's hard to keep training at your best, but I made sure I did for when the time came, or when I did get opportunities like at Palace.

Control what I can control. Study the pitchers, work hard, put the work in. That's all I can control.