James Lankford Quotes

Negative emotions will challenge your grit every step of the way. While it's impossible not to feel your emotions, it's completely under your power to manage them effectively and to keep yourself in a position of control. When you let your emotions overtake your ability to think clearly, it's easy to lose your resolve.

You know how some people get worked up about things? That's a very human thing to do. Sometimes, I don't know - like, I feel like I don't want to waste my energy doing stuff like that. I think about this on the court, too.

I'm still trying to figure out being calm.

I've learned that I can be calm during important points.

Now I've come to a place where I believe that anger doesn't really make me a better actor.

I just try to stay cool, calm and collected.

Even if I do miss a shot, I found something to keep me calm and not get myself rattled. Once I missed one, I'd tense up and I'd miss the next one, too. So I found a peace within myself.

Success and failure are emotional and physiological experiences. We need to deal with them in a way that is present and calm.

Anger is like a storm rising up from the bottom of your consciousness. When you feel it coming, turn your focus to your breath.

I don't want to be the angry guy.

Emotions are products of our mind, and we can actually train ourselves to choose whether we banish or embrace them.

It is a challenge at times, but trying to stay centered and balanced helps me keep things in perspective.

I don't know if I'm ready to know what triggers my anger. I just feel like I figured out on my own how to stay calm, how to enjoy life, how to be happy.

I'm not the perfect person. I'm not the most happy person. I get angry, and I get mad sometimes, but I try my best to control my thoughts. Because that flows throughout your body.

I want to show I can control my emotion and aggression and stay calm.

I can't let my frustration get the best of me.

I don't want to be walking around angry and feeling rage.

I try to be positive and calm all the time.

There's so much to benefit from being able to control your mind in certain situations and it just keeps you even-keel all the time when things are going well and when they're not. That's one thing that I've always had a bit of a tough time doing. When I get up, I get excited. When I'm down, I get pretty frustrated.

I try to let my highs not be too high and my lows not be too low. And I do that just because I try to control my emotions.

I get upset over a bad shot just like anyone else. But it's silly to let the game get to you. When I miss a shot I just think what a beautiful day it is. And what pure fresh air I'm breathing. Then I take a deep breath. I have to do that. That's what gives me the strength to break the club.

Knowing that anger makes me ugly, I smile instead. I return to myself and meditate on love.

I've learned that you simply can't control those bad vibes.

I'm an emotional person. Sometimes I can't help it.

I'd like to be more patient! I just want everything now. I've tried to meditate, but it's really hard for me to stay still. I'd like to try to force myself to do it, because everybody says how wonderful meditation is for you, but I can't shut my mind up. So patience and learning is the key.