Michael Chiesa Quotes

I try to have the same mindset in my practices as I would for my fights.

From the very beginning, every time I trained for a fight, I didn't train to beat the guy I was fighting. I trained to beat Anderson Silva.

My coach has taught me since 5 years old, and he stresses not just the quality of training but the mental part. Technique and the mental game have to mesh, balance.

I don't adjust my training for any of my opponents. I don't watch films on my opponents.

It's not good to focus on one person or two persons about being your rivals. The important thing is just to train hard and be ready for the competition and to prepare for the races so that in case of anything that comes out, you are able to handle it.

I have MMA strengths, but I need to build on my weaknesses.

Before I go up against the best forwards in the world - Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, Neymar - I study their strengths and weaknesses like an obsession, and then I plan how I am going to attack. My goal is to show the world that Dani Alves is on the same level.

When I prepare for a fight, I never expect it to be easy. I believe that that would create a chance for me to not give my best in the Octagon.

It was a good experience for me to be in the same camp as Minto when he was preparing for Shane Cameron, to see the weaknesses and strengths he brings.

When I got into this sport, I thought all I had to do was beat people and finish fights, and everything else would take care of itself.

I need to continue to be wise, be efficient and prepared for every game that I play leading up to the Olympics.

I never prepare according to how I feel for a fight. I always prepare to be a better me.

I treat every camp the same. Every fight since my debut has always been a must-win.

As fighters we want to do the best we can, so we visualize what we want to happen.

...Competitive Skaters must be prepared for a lot of work, challenges, self-discipline, and motivation. The desire must be there, but more importantly, your love for the sport.

I'm looking to get in the best shape possible for London and not worrying about rivals.

Knowing the strike zone is very important, but I think the first thing is knowing yourself, knowing what things you do well.

These have always been my legs. I train harder than other guys, eat better, sleep better and wake up thinking about athletics. I think that's probably why I'm a bit of an exception.

Golf is so selfish - it's so much about how do we get better and get to the next level.

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 do a lotta trash talking to keep me motivated, to keep me to not want to lose.

People expect you to play your best, so I go through a routine to prepare myself so that I know I'm physically and mentally ready - prepared for the game.

Every Olympic athlete prepares differently. For me, I am 100 percent into the sport. And if I decide to really make a crucial career decision to say, 'This is something I want to do,' I want to leave no stone unturned in my preparation.

It's less about the physical training, in the end, than it is about the mental preparation: boxing is a chess game. You have to be skilled enough and have trained hard enough to know how many different ways you can counterattack in any situation, at any moment.

I'm really focusing now on how I can get to the next level as a batsman. How can I get even more competitive? How can I get even more consistent? How can I get better?