Mostly, we hung around, stayed off our feet and got ready mentally.

And when a team like the Clippers come in, everyone is down from the beginning, so it's hard to get yourself mentally ready.

It was a classic case of a team not being mentally ready to play.

The older guys know how to get your rest and stay mentally ready.

"We've had good practices, but we haven't come to the game mentally ready to play."

"I had to get myself mentally ready to run longer distances."

I'm physically and mentally ready to be here right now.

"That's just part of getting yourself mentally ready for the game."

Here we go, I thought, and got myself mentally ready for any move that could be made.

Early last year, in the middle of a French race, he found he was not mentally ready.