Sjogren's is something you live with your whole life. The good news for me is now I know what's happening after spending years not knowing... I feel like I can get better and move on.
Venus WilliamsRead
When I play my match, I can't think about anything else except what I'm doing on my side of the net.
Interpretation
Focus on the task at hand for optimal performance.
This quote by Venus Williams emphasizes the importance of concentration and dedication during a match. It highlights how a successful athlete must ignore distractions and concentrate solely on their own performance to achieve their best results.
In practice
During a motivational speech at a sports event.
Sjogren's is something you live with your whole life. The good news for me is now I know what's happening after spending years not knowing... I feel like I can get better and move on.
I don't want to give anyone an edge in my mind. Every time I walk out on the court, I have to feel I'm the best so I can compete well. A lot of times, my chief rival is just me.
I think nowadays it's so easy as an athlete to become a statistic whether or not you lose everything or having trouble or whatever it may be.
I have always said that after sport, I wanted a life, I wanted an opportunity, I wanted to be able to do something. And if something happens - the economy falls out or the dollar is worthless, anything could happen - you have to be ready to work. And I'm ready.
If I have to work hard or think hard or just copy somebody else that's doing it better - whatever it takes, I'm going to find that solution. That's the drive that keeps me going.
Sports are a great place to show that equality can happen.
Why give up before we try Feel the lows before the highs Clip our wings before we fly away I can't say I came prepared I'm suspended in the air Won't you come be in the sky with me
Go get a job. Whether itβs working as a designer or working in a restaurant and then doing your own thing in your own time, itβs a reality of life. In the end itβs going to be helpful to you and so many others.
You can't control what the other athlete is going to do; you can't control anything except for your competition and how you execute the race or how you execute the task.
Concentrate all your thoughts upon the work at hand. The sun's rays do not burn until brought to a focus.
There are no two words in the English language more harmful than good job.
One is defeated only when one accepts defeat.
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