Johanna Konta Quotes

Do not suppress it - that would hurt you inside. Do not express it - this would not only hurt you inside, it would cause ripples in your surroundings. What you do is transform it.

I can't worry about external factors, I have to focus on myself.

The day I take either my body or my work for granted will be the day you hear that I've smashed every inch of myself to pieces.

We are what our thoughts have made us; so take care about what you think. Words are secondary. Thoughts live; they travel far.

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

Take control of your consistent emotions and begin to consciously and deliberately reshape your daily experience of life.

I've become a lot more tolerant; I think before I talk. I can take a lot now. I don't get as angry as I used to. Whenever I do, I channel my anger into my work.

I'm not always angry. In fact, I think I usually go out of my way to try to find roles that don't seem to be like me.

I just want to play until I think I don't feel good - and if I can still do it. If I can't do it, I don't think I'll keep going once I don't feel I'm playing the way I want to.

Probably I'll not be so successful if I will keep everything in myself inside of me.

For many years, I tried to make New Year's resolutions. I made lists and shot for great heights: I would show altruism and exert moral strength, patience and all those other great attributes.

Let the refining and improving of your own life keep you so busy that you have little time to criticize others.

I think I'm still a little too intense for my own good sometimes.

Characters in TV and theatre tend to experience a lot of conflict, so I push myself through sport to physical and emotional levels that hurt so I've some other reference for extreme experience that isn't me shouting at my girlfriend or my mum. It's a way of controlling the uncontrollable.

Therapy? I don't need that. The roles that I choose are my therapy.

Sometimes you get submerged by emotion. I think it's very important to express it - which doesn't necessarily mean hitting someone.

Mental health, for me, is doing everything I can to help this team win. Sitting around not doing anything isn't something I've been too big on since I was young.

All I can do is control my preparation process from both a physical and mental stand point.

You need to distinguish between getting something off your chest that won't help anyone else or saying something because you know you will be hell to live with if you don't. Quite often, this will be beyond your control.

The best thing for your psyche as you try to accomplish anything, really, is to just concentrate on all the little things. And not just as a means to an end, but truly enjoy them.

Angry or not. It's a human emotion. But you can't walk around being angry all the time. What a dull person you'd have to be!

If you do not conquer self, you will be conquered by self.

I think we all have demons, but my demons aren't that bad. They're productive demons. They keep me focused on the man I want to be and the life I want to live.

When you first get sober, you feel like a superhero. You feel real emotion because you've been suppressing it forever. It's so much easier to navigate what's important.

The great thing about chess is it's a game for oneself. You don't work on what you can't control, you just work on yourself. And I think if more people did that, we'd all be a lot better off.