“One of the biggest errors we have made in elite sport is we use the word confident when we actually mean competent. I can’t sing. I am not competent at singing. Put six beers in me in a karaoke bar and now I’m confident … but I am still terrible at singing.”
"Our brain craves reducing uncertainty. Uncertainty is the hardest human emotion."
- Jonah Oliver
Awareness
"It’s not about positive thinking it’s about taking positive action, no matter what you feel. There are no gold medals for the best positive self talk at the Olympics. Sport is a behaviour."
- Jonah Oliver
Motivation
"It’s not about motivation, it’s about connecting to what matters."
- Jonah Oliver
Motivation
"It’s not about reducing pressure it’s about building the capacity to embrace more."
- Jonah Oliver
Resilience
"Competition is an ordinary performance on a special day."
- Jonah Oliver
Focus
"The man who has confidence in himself gains the confidence of others."
- Hasidic Proverb
Self-confidence
"Be yourself; everyone else is already taken."
- Oscar Wilde
Self-confidence
"Be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else."
- Judy Garland
Self-confidence
"I am a woman with thoughts and questions and sh*t to say. I say if I’m beautiful. I say if I’m strong. You will not determine my story – I will."
- Amy Schumer
Self-confidence
"You have to have confidence in your ability, and then be tough enough to follow through."
- Rosalynn Carter
Self-confidence