Quotes about Determined Focus

For me, it's important to perform well for Borussia Dortmund in every match.

I know how to win big matches.

I think I got to the point where a lot of runners end up: You plan another race so you have something to focus on and that's what I do - I focus.

superforecasting demands thinking that is open-minded, careful, curious, and—above all—self-critical. It also demands focus. The kind of thinking that produces superior judgment does not come effortlessly. Only the determined can deliver it reasonably consistently, which is why our analyses have consistently found commitment to self-improvement to be the strongest predictor of performance.

I always tell myself to bat the full day, and if there is a ball to be hit, just hit it.

Ninety percent of my game is mental. It's my concentration that has gotten me this far.

The only routine I have is that I finish everything I start. I wake up early every day - about 6.30 A.M. - but I do not work every day. I could laze for a day or two, but I wouldn't do it for three.

Working with people from all walks of life, from full-time moms to CEOs at large companies, I've distilled many universal truths about success. There's a secret I've learned that works quite well at helping you to achieve what you want: Decide what you want.

I think I've succeeded more by learning what needed to be done next and getting help in getting it done. I was just very focused and impatient.

People don't understand this: if you want to have a really good shot at succeeding, there are doors you have to slam in people's faces and say, 'This is my priority, and you can't depend on me to help you.' I was never good at that.

What I've learned is that if you really want to be successful at something, you'll find that you put the time in. You won't just ask somebody if it's a good idea, you'll go figure out if it's a good idea.

Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind. 1 PETER 1:13 KJV

I couldn't beat people with my strength I don't have a hard shot I'm not the quickest skater in the league. My eyes and my mind have to do most of the work.

The conclusion is straightforward: self-control requires attention and effort.

The man who wants to lead the orchestra must turn his back on the crowd.

I became impatient with my own aimlessness.

Concentration is the secret of strength in politics, in war, in trade, in short, in all the management of human affairs.

I stay really calm and just try to do my best all the time.

The Big Ten championship game is one of our goals year in and year out. So that's just the focus.

I try to make the most of the small chances while fielding because those can also change the game.

I can do just about anything if I choose to make it a high enough priority and devote enough time, money, and energy to it.

The man who actually knows just what he wants in life has already gone a long way toward attaining it.

It is also a natural thing for a serious young man that he should form for himself as precise an idea as possible of the goal of his desires.

I have always been very entrepreneurial minded. Oftentimes, while I was sitting in class listening to my professor ramble on, I would think to myself: I could be out there making money right now.