Metta World Peace Quotes

I was a player for 20 years. When there was something bothering me, I couldn't perform to my usual standard. When your wife is annoying you, for instance, it's not easy to do your best work, is it?

When you're tense and you're forcing the issue, you kind of cloud your vision, so I think just being confident and super relaxed, waiting for my timing, has really helped me.

We need to distinguish between stress and stimulation. Having deadlines, setting goals, and pushing yourself to perform at capacity are stimulating. Stress is when you're anxious, upset, or frustrated, which dramatically reduce your ability to perform.

I felt tight from the beginning of the match to the end. I couldn't relax.

Excessive fear is always powerless.

I think I'd have done better if I had been a little more relaxed-if I had not pressed quite so hard, if I'd not lost quite so much sleep.

We all have those days when you feel like you're against the world, every little thing goes wrong and your blood pressure is up. And you feel like punching somebody!

When I was playing football, I always felt in complete control. When I play golf and come under pressure, it's a completely different ball game.

I think players tend to get anxious if they've not really done things properly - like eating, resting or training. If you're fully prepared you've got nothing to worry about - it's just a game of football.

I suffer greatly from nerves. I have stage-fright badly, and it gets worse, but the stage is still my life.

No, I think I used to be pretty superstitious about certain things, but I'm really not anymore. As long as I have everything is in order and I have my things as far as the match goes, shooting I'm fine. But I really don't.

Me, I don't want to put the pressure on myself.

You can't be in the zone in front of 12 million people, you've got to be chill.

Being relaxed allowed me to fight the way I'm capable of fighting.

The emotions can take you out of a game.

I still feel pressure - I'm sure everyone who plays feels pressure - but I don't feel it as much now as when I was younger.

With regards to pressure, you can't be too conscious of it.

A lot of times when I'm confident and relaxed on the court, I'm going to be a pretty tough out. But when I'm not so confident and not so relaxed, I tense up and my balls fall short and everything. It just sort of unravels.

I don't pay any attention to records. I don't want pressure. I just want to get to that line.

Some people feel pressure; some people don't.

At a track, it's different, there's pressure, things like this, so to be yourself is a bit different.

If I was to get nervous, then I'm wasting my energy.

When an archer is shooting for nothing, he has all his skill. If he shoots for a brass buckle, he is already nervous. If he shoots for a prize of gold, he goes blind or sees two targets - He is out of his mind! His skill has not changed. But the prize divides him. He cares. He thinks more of winning than of shooting- And the need to win drains him of power.

What I find daunting always is to stand on a stage and talk to people, whether they agree with me or not.

One of the great things to pretend is that you're not only alright, you're in great shape. Now to have that come true - I've actually gone on stage depressed and that's worked its magic on me, 'cause if I can convince you that I'm alright, then maybe I can convince me.