Carl Crawford Quotes

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.

I'm a very quiet person, and I always try to take the pressure off myself before games.

I think when you're stressing, or worried about your performance, worrying about this and worrying about that, that's when things start to get tough and you're not enjoying it anymore and it becomes a job. Although it is our job to play, still you have to understand that it's a game and you have to enjoy it.

I don't think I put too much pressure on myself.

I tend to have a cup of tea, try to stop worrying about what I did wrong, cool down and will the audience back in as soon as possible.

[Yoga] never calms me. Ever. But it certainly helps me prevent something.

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'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.'

I've learned to relax more. Everybody feels pressure in what they do, maybe mine is just a little different because there doesn't seem to be enough hours in the day to accomplish what I want to.

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'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.

Sometimes on sets, I shut down, try to focus.

My husband is always telling me I need to do less, do less, do less. But I feel like if I'm not being productive, I have a hard time relaxing and enjoying myself.

I find it very difficult to relax. I find it increasingly difficult to find outlets for my frustration.

I think I don't want to use drugs or medicine, so nothing. The only way is to go on stage and to hope.

Now, if some panic hits me, you have to sort of be friends with your body, it's like your body will work against you.

I try to live my life one day at a time, and if I look too far in advance, I get really stressed.

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

Without meditation, I'd probably be dead.

I stress a lot, sometimes.

I still take it seriously, but once I go out there I think I've got more relaxed and I think it shows.

My therapist taught me why I behave in certain ways and not to feel so pressured.

I get mad. I get sad. I have all those emotions. But I just like to keep them to myself. I don't think my fans need to be bothered with if I'm mad or sad about something. I should just be concerned that they are keeping up with my music or I'm making them happy with my show.

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.

I talk to myself quite a lot, and when things get stressful, I just tell myself to breathe.