Evonne Goolagong Cawley Quotes

I am very self-critical and always will be. I think this makes me want to improve, always. But just because I'm self-critical and say what I thought of my performance in a game, it doesn't mean I will bring myself down, ever.

I can say that I don't compete with others and only with myself because I do so many films.

Being critical of yourself is important sometimes: not during the season, because you need to be confident, but during the winter, it's always a good time to look at yourself in the mirror and say, 'This, this, and this I need to improve.' That's how it is.

I never underestimate or overestimate anybody. Really we have to try and find levels of performance for ourselves first.

I have learned to watch myself and give myself constructive criticism. Although I have to cover my face and peek sometimes!

The key thing is you can be the only person, your own critic.

Testing oneself is best when done alone.

If you're an old pro, you know how well you're doing when you're doing it, and your inner government spanks you if you're not doing well.

These guys who keep on playing but aren't winning, you've got to sit them down and let them figure it out and perform a little gut-check on themselves.

As an actress, I have to be objective about myself. If I don't criticize myself, there are plenty who will do a find job of it for me!

I have to keep testing myself.

I don't find it hard to direct myself. I can easily think of me as a horrible performer or a good performer. I work with actors who cannot stand watching or looking at themselves, which is not my case. I can have an eye and perspective on whether I'm terrible or good enough for me.

I'm never the kind of person who's sitting at home reading the charts and basing how I feel about myself or even my career on stats. I've always based it on, 'Am I doing the best that I can do?'

I'm not so sure I 'like' to watch myself on film, but I do find it necessary in order to continually be a better artist.

True confidence is firmly planted in reality. To grow your confidence, it's important to do an honest and accurate self-assessment of your abilities. If there are weaknesses in your skill set, make plans for strengthening these skills and find ways to minimize their negative impact.

I was really competitive with myself.

I don't feel competitive toward other actors. I'm competitive with myself.

I'm competitive with myself.

Improving, for me, is quite natural as I'm always critical of myself.

I always feel that I compete with myself.

If a player wants to be the best, then they also need to give themselves a talking-to. You need to look inwards.

I'm always my hardest critic.

I'll never give myself an A since I ask a lot from myself.

I am my own biggest critic.

You want to put on a good performance for yourself.