Jan Vertonghen Quotes

I used to get nervous so I took up Yoga to help me calm down.

I tend to do yoga before I go on stage, so that keeps me nice and calm.

Any time I am nervous, I do a couple of yoga breaths, and I am fine.

On a day I start, I have a turkey sandwich for lunch. I don't consider it a ritual, but I'm anxious on those days.

Always remember that, nine times out of ten, you probably aren’t having a full-on nervous breakdown – you just need a cup of tea and a biscuit. You’d be amazed how easily and repeatedly you can confuse the two. Get a big biscuit tin.

The more nervous you get, the more worried you get about something... Maybe you just need to take a nap.

When people around me are getting rattled, I may just close my eyes and do a breathing exercise.

Everything is so chaotic. My nervous system can't handle it. I need my peace, so, every once in a while, while the kids are at school, I lie in bed, close the curtains, watch television and eat food.

At the start of my career, when I used to toss and turn at night, I was fighting that feeling and wanting to go to sleep. Now I know that's normal, so I'll just get up and watch TV or something. I know it's just my subconscious mind getting ready for a game.

I have to have a little bit of time to myself right before whatever it is that I have to do because most of the time I'm sitting in my head convincing myself to calm down, all right, show down.

Whenever you get nervous about anything, start dancing. You'll feel better.

I try to get a workout for myself in before I work with my clients. I do this to center myself.

I only ever baked because it helped with my anxiety.

I find it really difficult to turn my head off. I find it difficult to zone out.

If all else fails, a few deep breaths.

We humans have lost the wisdom of genuinely resting and relaxing. We worry too much. We don't allow our bodies to heal, and we don't allow our minds and hearts to heal.

It's almost therapeutic driving there and driving back (to North Carolina), with the time you get to think about things as well as create checklists.

How do I cope with stress? I clean and organize.

It's hard to wind down, but then I beat myself up because I have a tense back.

How do I relax? Meditate, I guess. I quit golf. You twist your back and get all cranked up.

If you have time to knit, if you've taken up knitting, it means you're not worried about the essential stuff.

I don't put myself under pressure.

I take a breath when I have to.

Then, there was Cary Grant. He spent three hours a week in hospitals teaching nervous people how to eat jello.

I find a bath meditative and usually prepare myself for the day in this manner.