For myself, mentally I just needed to take a break from the game. I took a longer break than normal. Because when you play that many games, that hard, it's a grind mentally.
I don't want the 'supersub' label or anything like that. I just want to come on and express myself and play the best I can.
Just like any other game we're taking on we've got to prepare, prepare hard, mentally, physically. We've been practicing hard.
If you're injured, it's always mentally hard.
Nick Diaz is a champion so he's got the spirit that comes with it. So he's not going to give up mentally. You see a lot of guys give up mentally and that's why they get knocked out or submitted. They give up mentally before they lose.
It's mentally hard. There are times when you're set back again, and you don't know what to do.
Hope and faith. You have to have hope and faith... Long ways to go. Grateful to survive. I's frustrating. Mentally hard. Hard work. I'm trying. Trying so hard to get better. Regain what I've lost... I will get stronger. I will return.
Wrestling is tough, and it takes hard work - mentally and physically - to do what we do in that ring.
Many people ask, 'What do you need mentally to succeed in F1?' I say, 'What do you mean mentally?'
Physically and mentally, it's quite hard. But I'm playing cricket for England. It's what I dream about doing.
You have to stay focused and be mentally tough. That's what I've really learned: every day is a grind, and you have to go hard.
Is very hard to find, like, a recipe to feel good fitness-wise, tennistically, mentally.
You have to be mentally 'there.' Your talent is there, but you have to be mentally there, too.
I can be a snarky Asshole, or I can be sort of mentally impaired. It's very hard for me to just be normal human being.
The most important part for me is mentally. Physically, I know I'm going to put the work in. That's not even a question. But mentally you may have some days where it's tougher.
It's not enough just to be talented, or to work hard, or to be mentally strong. You have to combine absolutely everything. You have to live football, completely.