Ahead Quote by Brittany Bowe

Mentally, my key is just focusing on the little things I need to do in a race, whether that's tempo, turn entry, start speed,…

— Shani Davis

Sometimes, when I walk out onto the track I think, 'What am I doing here? Why do I put myself through this?' But that's…

— Kelly Holmes

One of the main techniques I used was focusing on the goal and visualising myself competing in the race before the race started.

— Michael Johnson

I am a big believer in visualization. I run through my races mentally so that I feel even more prepared.

— Allyson Felix

Twenty seconds before a race, there's absolute focus. The key thing is to achieve relaxation, but at the same to have absolute total control.…

— Cathy Freeman

When I'm racing, I'm thinking about my own race. I'm not thinking about anybody.

— Caster Semenya

A lot of times when I ran, to be honest, I didn't know where I was in the race. So I always was looking…

— Gail Devers

Your perception of racing needs to be fine-tuned

— Mick Doohan

There's so many things you can't account for that can happen during each race. I just focus on controlling what I can.

— Chase Elliott

People's brains work differently. The brain is like a muscle and you have to train it, keep it active, keep active in races. I…

— Mark Cavendish

I think I got to the point where a lot of runners end up: You plan another race so you have something to focus…

— Kate Gosselin

For me, I always think about keeping my upper body relaxed, my hips level, and my right side down on the turn. If I…

— Brittany Bowe