Sports Psychology Quotes

"We psych ourselves up too much. Like if you try to talk yourself into, ‘Oh, this is a big moment, this is a big shot,’ you’re putting a lot of pressure on yourself. You shot that shot hundreds and thousands of times. Just shoot another one." "Losing is losing. There aren't different degrees of losing. You either win a championship or you're shit. It's very black and white to me." "I had to organize things. So I created the ‘Black Mamba.’ So Kobe has to deal with these issues, all the personal challenges. The Black Mamba steps on the court and does what he does. I’m destroying everybody that steps on the court." "It takes pride and tiger’s drive to build up the confidence, the ego the power to defeat an opponent in the ring." "It takes a lot out of a fighter to throw punches that land in thin air." "Two things happen when an athlete gets injured. Some guys say, ‘;F*ck it, I’m going to wait it out 3-4 months.’ But with me and lots of other athletes, you find your eighth or ninth gear – a gear you’ve never gone to before – and say, ‘I’m going to come ba" "Basketball is a game of habits. If you make the other guy deviate from his habits, you've got him." "Look good, feel good, play good" "Tennis is mostly mental. You win or lose the match before you even go out there"