“It's very important that you focus on winning games and being consistent down the stretch. I think that's what we're focused on. All of the other stuff about who wins and who loses and how many wins do we need, if we're focusing on that, then that's not good.” IfsThinkingNeedsImportantGamesWinningStuffLosesFocusFootballFocusedConsistentAmerican FootballWinning Games Author:Mike Singletary
“I'm mentally getting myself ready to talk about it all year long because I know it's going to come. My main focus is not to really concentrate on that... So many things have to line up, to be healthy and consistent for so many games, to get to that point. I know as we get closer we're going to talk about it more. But believe me, when it's done, if it gets done, it will be a huge achievement and I'm definitely going to soak it in. But at this time, it's not at the top of my mind.” IfsKnowsYearsMindBelieveLongDoneGamesSportsLinesFocusReadyHugeHealthyAchievementTrainingPreparationConsistentBelieve In MeOf My Mind Author:Anthony Calvillo
“I don't like going to football games. I like watching them on television. When you go to a game, it's hard to focus. There's so much going on, and it's cold. I'd rather sit and watch it and get replays and commentary.” HardGamesWatchesFocusTelevisionFootballColdCommentaryFootball GameReplay Author:John Legend
“There's people that focus on the game and forget about the art. There's that specific special individual that can do both.” PeopleArtGamesIndividualCan DoForgetFocusSpecialMma Author:Conor McGregor
“My approach to every game was to try to erase the games that were before and try to focus on the game at hand.” TryingHandsGamesFocusApproachErase Author:Cal Ripken, Jr.
“Tim Thomas is about excuses. It's always somebody else's fault. He said I was jealous? He should thank me for helping him get that contract. He said I didn't show? They traded me, they traded Ray, they traded Big Dog [Robinson] and Tim Thomas still wasn't the man on that team. Michael Redd became the man there. I think I'm doing quite well for myself here. Right now, he needs to focus on his game. Right now, he's not a good basketball player. And I like Tim Thomas. He just has too many damn excuses.” ThinkingMenNeedsShouldWellsSaidStillsHelpingShowsBigsGamesFocusPlayerTeamDogHe ManRight NowBasketballFaultsExcuseDamnContractsJealousRaysBasketball PlayerGood Basketball Author:Sam Cassell
“Every game's a championship game. When we focus that way, get prepared that way-that this is it, you know, this is the last one, the biggest one-you get ready, you get amped up, you get that laser focus and you're ready to play.” KnowsWayPlayLastsGamesFocusReadyPreparedNflChampionshipLasersChampionship GamesLaser Focus Author:Russell Wilson
“Well you always want to play against the best. That's what you're going to get in the Super Bowl. To go against guys like Peyton Manning and Tom Brady who I have tons of respect for; I watch their games, I study their games, I try to learn from them. It gets you excited, but hopefully not too excited. Just focus on the game. Then when my career is done then I can look back at it.” WantTryingWellsLooksI CanDonePlayGuyGamesCareersWatchesStudyFocusExcitedHopefullyNflTomsBowlsSuper BowlBradyPeytonHopefully Not Author:Russell Wilson
“Consider developing your whole self with the same raw focus and intensity that you develop a particular skill set. Get focused. Go out, have adventures. Run, jump, skin your knee, fall in love, root loudly for the away team at a baseball game, barely escape a crash of stampeding rhinos, live to see another day. Experience things big and small. Go for a walk. The world is full of wonders.” WorldLoveSelfWholeBigsRunningFallGamesWalksWonderFocusTeamParticularAdventureSelf LoveWalkingSkillsRootsSkinsExperienceBaseballFalling In LoveFocusedDevelopingKneesIntensityCrashAnother DayBaseball GamesLive LoveRhinos Author:Anthony Holden
“There is a lot of money to be made from miseducation, from the easy to read easy to learn textbooks, workbooks, teacher manuals, educational games and visual aids. The textbook business is more than a billion-dollar-a-year industry and some of its biggest profits come from 'audio-visual aids' - flash cards, tape cassettes, and filmstrips. No wonder the education industry encourages schools to focus on surface education.” YearsMadeSchoolGamesEasyEducationWonderFocusTeacherIndustryDollarsProfitEducationalSurfaceAidsBillionsCardsVisualsTapeFlashLots Of MoneyTextbooksManualsAudioCassettesAudio Visual Book:Marva Collins Way Source: Marva Collins Way
“Im not a part of the glamour industry. I would like to focus on my game, and there are minimal chances of me getting into films.” FilmGamesChanceFocusIndustryGlamour Author:Sania Mirza
“I'm sure there have been guys who didn't realize they had a concussion and just kept playing. It's a violent game. The head injuries are the most dangerous to play with. We're trained to play no matter what. If you can run, and you're able to focus and know your responsibilities, you're usually out there playing. You wouldn't have enough players if no one played hurt. Especially if you're, like, on special teams, you're going to do everything you can to stay in the game.” IfsKnowsHas BeensMatterEnoughPlayRunningAbleGuyGamesRealizingHurtResponsibilityFocusPlayerTeamSpecialDangerousNo Matter WhatViolentNflInjuryWhat IfConcussionsHead InjuriesSpecial Teams Author:Mike Brown
“The UEFA Cup is now what we focus on. It's a huge game for us in Rome and it's all to play for.” PlayGamesFocusHugeCupsRome Author:Mark Viduka
“Most organizations only focus on WHAT they do and HOW they do it - tactics and strategies - and they aren't even aware that this thing called the WHY exists. Focusing on only two pieces of a three piece puzzle leaves an organization, or a career, inherently out of balance. Being out of balance, only operating on two of the three pieces, shows up in different ways - increased stress, loss of passion, obsession with what your competition is doing, being forced to play the price game, trouble differentiating. These are all signs that the WHY is missing.” WayTwoDifferentPlayShowsPassionThreeGamesLossCareersFocusPiecesTroubleMissingBalanceOrganizationStressStrategyCompetitionObsessionDifferent WaysPuzzlesTacticsTactics And Strategy Author:Simon Sinek
“Women tend to vote the economic interests of their families and to speak out on family economic issues. For men, there's often much more focus on the idea of personal failure: "If I'm not winning this great economic game, it must be my fault."” IfsMenIdeasGamesWinningSpeakInterestIssuesFocusEconomicVoteFaultsSpeaks OutEconomic IssuesPersonal Failure Author:Elizabeth Warren
“Too many players focus on physical tells. For both online and live games, you should be focusing more on betting patterns and histories. The ability to figure out your opponent's hand based on his betting pattern is a crucial skill.” ShouldHandsGamesAbilityFocusPlayerFiguresSkillsPatternsOpponentsOnlineCrucialBetting Author:Daniel Negreanu
“In Britain I focus on my horse riding. I ride everyday no matter what. I have a wonderful trainer called Joe Meyer. He is from New Zealand and competed in the World Games this year. I have been with him for four years and we have a good rapport.” WorldYearsHas BeensMatterGamesFocusFourWonderfulHorseNo Matter WhatEverydayBritainFour YearsRidingTrainersNew ZealandRapportHorse Riding Author:Liz Halliday
“Some days I'm just flipping through the iPod trying to get pumped, some days I don't want to listen to anything and just focus. From game to game from day to day, whatever people do to motivate themselves, they do. I do all kinds of things.” PeopleWantTryingKindGamesFocusAll KindsDay To DayIpods Author:Troy Polamalu
“The thing I wanted to focus on first was that I wanted to graduate, and (with me) coming back, I knew that I wanted another national championship. Another national championship is everyone's main goal, but we have to take it one game at a time. We can't get ahead of ourselves. We've got Washington first, then we'll see what happens.” FirstsHappensWantedGamesGoalFocusGraduatesChampionshipComing BackGet AheadNational Championships Author:Will Smith
“Having had been not so well traveled as a kid, as most teenagers aren't, I always thought, "Okay I'm going to focus my energy on rap and the rap game, because that's how I'm going to be able to pay rent and pay off my school loans." But seeing the reaction with this whole gay rap situation has made me not want to play into it at all anymore and just make whatever.” WantWellsMadePlayWholeKidsAbleSchoolGamesEnergyPaySituationFocusSeeingGayOkayRapReactionsTeenagerTraveledLoan Author:Le1f
“I just try to focus on the basketball game and not get caught up in all the media.” TryingGamesFocusMediaBasketballCaughtCaught UpBasketball Game Author:Lamar Odom
“There are always things to improve on. I want to improve on my defense, and you can never be a perfect hitter. I want to focus on just playing more and being able to improve on all parts of my game.” WantAbleGamesPerfectFocusDefense Author:Mark Teixeira
“[The movies] glamorize game day a little bit too much. It's such a focus. They miss a lot of the nuts and bolts, and the time that goes into the preparation each week, or each couple of days in basketball.” LittlesGamesBitsToo MuchFocusWeekMissingCoupleBasketballLittle BitPreparationNutsBoltsNuts And BoltsGame Day Author:Vince Kehres
“My job is to play chess, the game that I love. I achieve what I can in chess. That is what I focus on. Basically, I am always focused on playing the game, and this is important to me.” I CanImportantPlayJobsGamesFocusAchieveFocusedChess Author:Viswanathan Anand
“Little decisions were made, every day. In this movie [The Hunger Games], we really focused on Cinna and we didn't get time to focus on the other stylist.” LittlesMadeGamesDecisionFocusHungerFocusedStylistCinna Author:Nina Jacobson
“I've always tried to really focus on The Hunger Games movie, knowing that, yes, these are amazing books and I would feel like a failure, if I didn't get all three of them made.” IfsFeelsMadeBookThreeGamesKnowingFocusHungerAmazing Book Author:Nina Jacobson
“Sometimes in the past when I played something might make me lose focus, or I would go home after a game where I thought I could have played better and I would let it hang over my head for a long time when it shouldn't.” LongSometimesHomeMightPastGamesLosesFocusLong TimeHang Over Author:LeBron James
“I was a pitcher, and my dad played in college. The hardest day of my life was telling him I was going to quit to focus more on golf. But with golf, I felt like the game can't be perfected, and that motivated me.” GamesFeltFocusCollegeDadGolfMy DadQuittingHardestMotivatedPitcher Author:Jordan Spieth
“I went to theater school, and if I spent time with one school of thought in this whole acting game, it's the Meisner approach of improvise-based acting. This does not mean that you improvise your acting, but that you focus on the other person.” IfsMeanPersonsDoeWholeSchoolGamesActingFocusApproachTheater Author:Mackenzie Davis
“The game has its ups and downs, but you can never lose focus of your individual goals and you can't let yourself be beat because of lack of effort.” MotivationalGamesIndividualGoalLosesEffortFocusBeatsFocusedChampionSetting GoalsUps & DownsFocus On GoalsIndividual Goals Author:Michael Jordan
“Even where the game is today, cats don't really focus on necessarily what it is that you're saying so when people say, "Oh, you can't rap," I play into the joke. That's why I'll challenge anybody; anybody rapping, let's go just because I know what the art form is and even when you see these battle rappers in here, they're so skillful. It's actually a skill.” PeopleKnowsArtPlayTodayFormGamesChallengesFocusBattleSkillsJokesCatRapRapperSkillful Author:Nick Cannon
“As a player, you have one responsibility, to focus yourself and be ready for the game. As a coach, your responsibility is to get 20 guys ready and have them all on the same page. If you can't get every guy ready every night, you're going to struggle.” IfsNightGuyGamesResponsibilityStruggleFocusPlayerReadyPagesCoachesEvery Night Author:Wayne Gretzky
“I think baseball has moved on in many ways and the focus on the competitions on the field is really what the game is all about. It seems to be healthy. It seems more people are watching it.” PeopleThinkingWaySeemsGamesFocusFieldsHealthyBaseballMovedCompetitionMoved On Author:Cal Ripken, Jr.