Sourav Ganguly Quotes

I watch the goals to get me in the mood and to give myself a vision of how I want the game to go.

There are going to be bad things in your life, a lot of ups and downs, but the only thing you can control is your attitude. And if you do that, in the end good things will happen.

There is no point in getting nervous. I get a few butterflies in my stomach, but it isn't really nerves but things that will help your game.

The bigger the game, the better I liked it. Not that I was about to let anybody know I was excited. I approached every game the same way. One pitch, one hitter at a time.

Play like you're positive on the victory, even though they're leading big now.

Success - keeping your mind awake and your desire asleep.

We're not preparing to lose games.

I made myself a little angry before beam. That's the best way to do beam. It's important to fuel yourself with some devastating things, but I also realized that if I daydream about doing well and having this silver medal, it's more motivating than focusing on the negatives. So I learned to focus on the positive.

Having the strength to tune out negativity and remain focused on what I want gives me the will and confidence to achieve my goals.

We try not to let pressure get into our heads and play the way we usually do.

Self-belief is certainly an issue you need to make sure you look after when you've lost heavily in two games.

The only way I know to get out of disappointment is to work hard, keep doing the right things, and don't make any rash decisions.

Before important games, I don't change my preparation.

I get quite stroppy if I lose - but I've developed skills with a mind coach to help deal with the highs and lows of tennis at this level.

I watch all my goals before every game on the coach.

I have to switch my own mentality into a winning mode, not playing for myself or trying to be selfish.

Mentality is a big part of every game, when you take the initiative and when you drop.

Mindset is important, I should always think about finishing games from any position.

I feel I can win the game without scoring 30 points.

Pressure's what you make of it.

I learnt that as soon as you have a negative thought, just push it to the back of your mind. The question is, when it's you versus 11 others; can you be positive under pressure? That's what defines winners.

When you focus on the important things and keep your head, that's when good things will come to you.

I'm not going to make every shot. I'm not going to get every block. I can't let one play affect me the next two or three times down the court.

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

Control what you can control. I can control my emotions, my attitude, my effort every day.