Athlete Quote by Elka Graham

When you reach that elite level, 90 percent is mental and 10 percent is physical. You are competing against yourself. Not against the other athlete.

— Dick Fosbury

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

Long distance running is 90% mental and the other half is physical.

— Rich Davis

You have got to believe in yourself every time you go out there and race. If you have no faith in your ability all…

— Maurice Greene

Being a great physical athlete is wonderful, and you need it at this level to be able to train and prepare accordingly. But the…

— Kamaru Usman

Races always are good to show where you are reaching in your training as well as to keep you sharpened. Every race, in my…

— David Rudisha

One of my key mental fitness tips is to make sure you are aware of your target and develop a strategy - a routine…

— Nino Schurter

Racing takes everything you've got -- intellectually, emotionally, physically -- and then you have to find about ten percent more and use that too.

— Janet Guthrie

Sometimes, I arrive at races more energetic and clear-minded than ever, and then I have a terrible race. And the opposite is also true.

— Lewis Hamilton

Everyone is an athlete. The only difference is that some of us are in training, and some are not.

— George A. Sheehan

We're involved in racing because there's that element of competition. But there's that desire to push yourself beyond the natural comfort zone and the…

— Allan McNish

You can only do so much in the gym or pool. Seventy per cent of it is physical, but the final 30 per cent…

— Tom Daley