He played like I expected him to. He's got a lot of self-belief, he's very mature for his age, he's got a good temperament which will stand him in good stead for his career.
Quotes about self-belief (16 Quotes)
We knew things would turn around for us sooner or later, and there was a lot of self-belief tonight.
We have to remedy that and make less mistakes. We play well sometimes, we need to gain self-belief that we can play well consistently.
There is a lot to be said for self-belief. It is a good part of the equation and I don't think that it was with us this time last year. There was more self-doubt then, whereas now we are starting to believe that we should be up there at the front.
The self-belief is there, but so is the frustration as well.
I thought I had a few chances and it gives me a lot of confidence knowing that I can compete with the best players in the world when I've still got so much to work on, ... I have got a lot of self-belief now with my tennis. It's quite intimidating playing a guy like Roger, who is one of the greatest ever, but as soon as I got going I was OK and I thought I had my chances in the second set.
The one-day team is a little bit below the Test team at the minute, but we are building for 2007 and the World Cup. As a team and players, we had a lot of self-belief that we could turn things around (after first Test defeat at Lord's), and we also have a lot of self-belief we can do very well in the World Cup come 2007.
The first goal gave Hamburg the self-belief they needed. We deserved to lose. Hamburg were better than us.
I live my life on self-belief and I live it partly on going with the flow.
His great trick was making the game simple, supplying players with the confidence and self-belief of Muhammad Ali.
There is just a touch more self-belief about me now, ... It's riding on a crest of a wave. But I do also feel I am a better player than, say, two years ago.
I don't think this result will influence what happens on Wednesday, but I am not going to deny that the squad will have lost a little self-belief.
If you look at Chelsea, they have a mature team. All their players are between 25 and 30. They have power and a lot of self-belief.
The real similarity I see between Michael Schumacher and Fernando is their self-belief. Like Michael, Fernando has total conviction in his own abilities - he is able to see the target he has to reach and then go out and achieve it. It is almost as if these guys set a personal best every time they get in the car. I think it is characteristic of champions, that ability to perform when it counts.
I do entertain a lot of negative thoughts and I haven't got any self-belief. But I haven't done bad for someone without any self-belief.
I'm not in the least surprised that Andy is doing really well as he has always been single-minded and knew exactly what he wanted to do, ... Of course we are competitive, but in a good way, and it's great to see him doing well. I know he has the self-belief to keep it going.