I have to stay concentrated. I have to maintain focus and concentration. I can't get ahead of myself. I give 100 percent in training and in the ring. I always want to put on a great fight for the fans.
Concentrated attention is the collection of units of power on a chosen point of intention.
A person who is gifted sees the essential point and leaves the rest as surplus.
Success in any endeavor requires single-minded attention to detail and total concentration.
Goals provide the energy source that powers our lives.
Beware that you do not lose the substance by grasping at the shadow.
Lose not yourself in a far off time, seize the moment that is thine.
Gymnastics does take great focus and concentration. What I do is look to my coach. He keeps me focused. And I meditate to get myself confident before the competition floor. That helps keep me focused, too.
It is those who concentrate on but one thing at a time who advance in this world
The focus and the concentration and the attention to detail that flying takes is a kind of meditation. I find it restful and engaging, and other things slip away.
What do I mean by concentration? I mean focusing totally on the business at hand and commanding your body to do exactly what you want it to do.
Many of the cognitive enhancement drugs serve to increase focus and concentration. But 'letting your mind wander' is very often an important part of the creative process.
Concentration and mental toughness are the margins of victory.
I trained like an animal, but the thing is focus and concentration. When the bell rings it's like when the little red light goes on over the camera. And I can usually nail my lines on the first or second take because I'm right there.
At some point you start seeing the difference between what you really want, and what is your priority order. I feel that today I know what I want. That's the problem with perspective, as well as focus and concentration.
Ninety percent of my game is mental. It's my concentration that has gotten me this far.
Success in anything is about focus and concentration. When I coached, I'd say to the players, 'Yes, I know you played hard, but that's not good enough. You've got to stay focused on the task at hand the entire game. '
When you write down your ideas you automatically focus your full attention on them. Few if any of us can write one thought and think another at the same time. Thus a pencil and paper make excellent concentration tools.
If you surrender completely to the moments as they pass, you live more richly those moments.
As long as I can concentrate and remain somewhat calm, I can normally do very well.