Mookie Betts Quotes

I'm a successful professional athlete, and whatever I'm going through in my private life would never impact my performance on court.

I definitely have an alter ego that can come out and get me out of situations where I'm having social anxiety. I can take a deep breath and create a bubble so I can perform in some way.

I don't know how to ground myself without the other actor present.

I had bad days on the field. But I didn't take them home with me. I left them in a bar along the way home.

In therapy I have learned the importance of keeping spiritual life and professional life balanced. I need to regain my balance.

You have to find ways to find that center, to find that balance, to find sanity, because again, we are getting bigger, and people look at us that way. We have to find that new balance.

Being a wrestler, it can get rough in terms of your mindset, just having that mentality embedded in you where you just wanna go, go, go, 100 miles per hour, always redlining your body and never actually taking the time out to let your body recover the right way. As I got older, I started to realized that less sometimes is more.

I never put too much pressure on myself when I'm the central thing, just because I don't think I could handle it mentally. I haven't really thought about the implications of carrying a movie. It still has to be just a fun, weird thing.

We not only need to work happy, we need to work at being happy.

I've learned to take care of myself. You know, I try to stay conscious of whatever my energy is at all times, really. I mean, I come home from work, and, depending on the day or depending on what was going on, if I needed to adjust, I'd just meditate, or play guitar, or watch some 'Monty Python.'

The challenge in my life really is keeping the balance between feeling creatively energized and fulfilled without feeling overwhelmed and like I'm in the middle of a battlefield.

I want to be relaxed in my personal life. I really don't like to be hassled.

I let my personal feelings take care of themselves. I find that works better.

I was one of those people who put too much emphasis on work and career and material possessions, and it took its toll on all my relationships, on my physical health, my emotional and mental health.

Keep going on hikes, keep having your friends in your life, keep that downtime sacred as well because as hard as you work in any job, it's really nice to have the relaxing de-stressors. Stress is the worst thing. That's the ultimate demise of any good thing.

When sadness happens in the middle of work, I separate my personal grief from my train of thought.

Whenever I'm having a bad day and have an attitude, I stay home. I keep it at home.

You can't tell yourself that your stress is produced in your head and feel better. You still need to learn how to create a change.

I used to get out of bed sometimes and feel depressed and watched a lot of reruns on TV to get over it. I should have allowed myself to be a little more human and not worry about trying to be a superwoman.

I don't torture myself.

I'm a very emotional person. If I've got something on my mind, that would stop me from giving my best.

I think the world is crumbling when I have a bad game.

I've learned to set boundaries and know when to say, 'I just need to rest.' I'm good at listening to what my body's telling me.

I'm trying to stay as calm as possible and focus one day at a time, but when reality sets in, I feel everything: anxiety, excitement, nerves, pressure and joy.

The ability to be in the present moment is a major component of mental wellness.