I think 1:59 is something a human being can run. Or 1:58. Who knows?! If someone trains very well and thinks in a good way, then they can do anything.
I train as smart as I can. I'm not concerned what others think. I do what works for me.
If you only ever give 90% in training then you will only ever give 90% when it matters.
You win the fight in the training camp, not on the day of the fight.
In order to excel, you must be completely dedicated to your chosen sport. You must also be prepared to work hard and be willing to accept constructive criticism. Without one-hundred percent dedication, you won't be able to do this.
We all love to win, but how many people love to train?
Players want to get better with their skill set and 3-point shooting, ballhandling, their bodies, whatever it is, but everything starts with a sense of urgency.
I train the same way as I've always trained, even before I was champion. That's the difference, I train like a challenger.
I live every training session to the fullest as if it were a final.
I always practice as I intend to play.
In the sports arena I would say there is nothing like training and preparation. You have to train your mind as much as your body.
I think that when young players really see their game rise next level, it's when practices are like competition and there's no separation there. Of course, there are adrenaline and the butterflies; you don't have that so much in practice. You want to fake yourself out and try to get them there because you want to be as close to that game mentality as you can when you step on that field every single day whether it's practice or in your backyard or down the street with your dad.
I always train heavy and it worked well for me. I always train heavy and put on size for a competition. Most people would be worried about an injury but if you're gonna worry about it so much, it's gonna happen anyway.
I trained as a dancer and did all that kind of stuff. And as a dancer, pressure's a good thing.
As fighters we want to do the best we can, so we visualize what we want to happen.
Little injuries are always happening, so you've just got to train through those. You've also got to have the right training partners, people you trust.
When I'm in the gym, different training partners tell me that I've got great conditioning, and I tell them, 'Really? Because, I'm dying here.' I think that I'm just as tired as anyone; I just push myself mentally.
I'm confident in my own ability. If that wasn't the case you might as well pack it in now. If you think too much, you start doubting yourself, doubting your quality, so you have to train yourself in a certain way.
You think like a boxer and behave like a boxer, and you try to live your life that way, being in the gym all the time and being careful to push the plate away at the dinner table. You don't need dessert. When you're out having fun, you ask for agua instead of vodka. It's very important.
We create difficulties in training, so we never think it's easy.
If I go as hard as I can in practice, make sure it's a lot harder than than a fight, then the fight's going to be easy.
If you are loose and not quite taking clear-cut chances in training, then clearly you are not going to do that come match time.
You have to always keep conditioning. My coach used to say, "You play like you practice." If you practice s - -ty, you're going to play s - -ty.
If you just train because you have to train, it's not the right reasons.
