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title: "11 Mental Approach Quotes by 10 authors"
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> [I think I'm a better player because of my mental approach to the game.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carlos-correa/i-think-i-m-a-better-player-because-of-my-mental-approach-to-the-game/)

[Carlos Correa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carlos-correa/)

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> [I probably have a different mental approach to swimming than most people. I actually enjoy training.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dawn-fraser/i-probably-have-a-different-mental-approach-to-swimming-than-most/)

[Dawn Fraser](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dawn-fraser/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e9f/dawn-fraser-36202_approach_i-probably-have-a-different-mental-appro_3209961.jpg)

> [Slowing it all down and analyzing our mental approach is a surprisingly effective way of becoming a better player.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-abbott/slowing-it-all-down-and-analyzing-our-mental-approach-is-a/)

[Jim Abbott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-abbott/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/50b/jim-abbott-20375_analyzing_slowing-it-all-down-and-analyzing-our-me_2420740.jpg)

> [I think great players can play in any year, that's why they're great. A lot of it is down to the mental…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-rush/i-think-great-players-can-play-in-any-year-that-s-why-they-re-great-a/)

[Ian Rush](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-rush/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c62/ian-rush-22336_any_i-think-great-players-can-play-in-any-ye_1700375.jpg)

> [The biggest factor between winning and losing is the mental approach.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benson-henderson/the-biggest-factor-between-winning-and-losing-is-the-mental-approach/)

[Benson Henderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benson-henderson/)

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> [As far as my mental approach, I really think it's just knowing that the past is really irrelevant.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jake-arrieta/as-far-as-my-mental-approach-i-really-think-it-s-just-knowing-that/)

[Jake Arrieta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jake-arrieta/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/81b/jake-arrieta-6939_far_as-far-as-my-mental-approach-i-really-th_206666.jpg)

> [Intelligent investment is more a matter of mental approach than it is of technique. A sound mental approach toward stock fluctuations is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-graham/intelligent-investment-is-more-a-matter-of-mental-approach-than-it-is/)

[Benjamin Graham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benjamin-graham/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/148/benjamin-graham-1531_approach_intelligent-investment-is-more-a-matter_80367.jpg)

> [I think the most important thing I work on is just my mental approach to every day, my mental approach to the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-pierce/i-think-the-most-important-thing-i-work-on-is-just-my-mental-approach/)

[Paul Pierce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-pierce/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/55a/paul-pierce-2454_approach_i-think-the-most-important-thing-i-work_3210700.png)

> [Really being able to harness my mental approach has kind of taken me to the next level, and obviously maturing as a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jake-arrieta/really-being-able-to-harness-my-mental-approach-has-kind-of-taken-me/)

[Jake Arrieta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jake-arrieta/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/699/jake-arrieta-6939_achieve_really-being-able-to-harness-my-mental-a_24293.jpg)

> [I attribute my success to my mental approach to the game. I have always been a serious student of umpiring. I enjoy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-evans/i-attribute-my-success-to-my-mental-approach-to-the-game-i-have/)

[Jim Evans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-evans/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fe5/jim-evans-21292_approach_i-attribute-my-success-to-my-mental-appr_3022024.jpg)

> [The whole secret to mastering the game of golf - and this applies to the beginner as well as the pro -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arnold-palmer/the-whole-secret-to-mastering-the-game-of-golf-and-this-applies-to/)

[Arnold Palmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arnold-palmer/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7d1/arnold-palmer-2127_approach_the-whole-secret-to-mastering-the-game-o_9391.jpg)

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