Arriving Quote by Cappie Pondexter

People expect you to play your best, so I go through a routine to prepare myself so that I know I'm physically and mentally…

— Nomar Garciaparra

Even though I was sitting on the bench at Arsenal, I made myself prepare like I was going to play, thinking about the game…

— Lukasz Fabianski

I got to prepare more for the games. I got to be ready for better players and starting lineups, just get a bit more…

— Ivica Zubac

I think the game is so mental. If you sit around and you're mentally strong, you're ready.

— Tony La Russa

If you're not ready mentally, it can hurt your team just as much physically.

— Trea Turner

Although maybe you know you're not playing because you can see it through the training, but in my head, I always prepared like I…

— Antonio Rudiger

It's more frustrating. My expectation probably wasn't that I'd play [during the playoffs], but I was just trying to make sure that if there…

— Sidney Crosby

I prepare very hard. Literally every second of the day is preparation for the game.

— Mac Jones

You go through mental preparation the night before the game and prepare for moments of trauma in a game when it happens.

— Robert Green

I'm kind of ready for anything. I don't really get nervous, and I'm not the type of person who gets worried about a game.…

— Ben Simmons

I'm nervous before a preseason game I think. There's those same pregame jitters.

— Jason McCourty

I think all you can do is prepare properly for every game but you also have to be realistic. Be realistic about what you…

— Chris Hughton