“Fighting teaches you a lot about yourself. When you fight you are in a situation where failure can happen. This chance of failure forges your character in many ways and makes you realise how mentally tough you have to be as a fighter. This mental toughness will transfer into your everyday life, giving you drive and a clear concise attitude, where giving up is not an option” WayGivingCharacterHappensFightingChanceAttitudeSituationTeachClearGiving UpToughEverydayFighterMmaRealisingAbout YourselfEveryday LifeTransfersToughnessGiving Up Is Not An OptionConciseMental ToughnessMentally Tough Author:Daniel Hudson
“Roger Federer and my boyfriend, Tiger Woods, inspire me. It's incredible what they've done in their respective sports, especially Roger. He is the nicest and humblest guy. You would never know that he's the best tennis player of all time. And Tiger is so mentally tough. He can block everything completely out and stay in the moment.” KnowsDoneMomentsGuySportsPlayerInspireToughIncrediblesWoodsBlockAll TimeTennisTigersRogerMy BoyfriendTennis PlayerFedererMentally Tough Author:Lindsey Vonn
“I used to get down on myself a lot if I missed a shot, and it would just break my focus. But now I stay mentally tough and try to just forget about that play and keep on going.” IfsTryingPlayUsedForgetBreakFocusShotsToughMentally Tough Author:Antonio McDyess
“If you're not mentally tough, If nerves undo you instead of focus you, If you don't have the inner arrogance That you absolutely have what it takes to win, If you don't see, in your mind's eye, A picture of yourself winning - then you won't win; And not because you can't.” IfsMindEyeWinningFocusToughArroganceNervesMentally ToughPictures Of Yourself Book:Champions are Raised, Not Born: How My Parents Made Me a Success Source: Champions are Raised, Not Born: How My Parents Made Me a Success
“The next thing I would have to go with is diet because it is so hard and mentally tough. By comparison the training is the easiest of them all because it's my hobby as well as my job.” WellsHardJobsNextTrainingToughDietsComparisonHobbiesMentally Tough Author:Ronnie Coleman
“The one thing I learned about myself going back and watching tapes of all the losses that we've had is that I'm physically capable of doing this and dominating the game, but the mental part was not there. I don't know if it comes with age, but I had to learn to be mentally tough.” IfsKnowsAgeGamesLossOne ThingBasketballCapableToughTapeDominatingMentally Tough Author:Lisa Leslie
“You can make all the excuses you want, but if you're not mentally tough and you're not prepared to play every night, you're not going to win.” IfsWantPlayNightWinningBasketballToughPreparedExcuseEvery NightLarryExcuse YouMentally Tough Author:Larry Bird