Perceived pressure in golf
“The mind messes up more shots than the body.”
– Tommy Bolt (1916-2008)
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“The mind messes up more shots than the body.”
– Tommy Bolt (1916-2008)
“My thoughts before a big race are usually pretty simple. I tell myself: Get out of the blocks, run your race, stay relaxed. If you run your race, you’ll win. Channel your energy. Focus.”
– Carl Lewis
”In tennis, perfection is impossible. In the 1,526 singles matches I played in my career, I won almost 80% of those matches. Now, I have a question for you. What percentage of points do you think I won in those matches?“
– Roger Federer
”The atmosphere is so tense, if Elvis walked in with a portion of chips, you could hear the vinegar sizzle on them.“
– Sid Waddell (1940-2012)
“I’ve missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. Twenty-six times, I’ve been trusted to take the game-winning shot and missed. I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.”
– Michael Jordan
”The fascination of shooting as a sport depends almost wholly on whether you are at the right or wrong end of the gun.“
– P.G. Wodehouse (1881-1975)