Alex Rodriguez Quotes

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.

You can't go over every beat, every second, and worry about how you can do it better - it'll eat you alive.

I think I'm maintaining the quality, but internally I'm paying for it.

The life of a model isn't easy. But I try to keep a good head on my shoulders by staying close to my family and old friends. They're my support system.

Being isolated and on-location can be helpful in terms of being completely dedicated to the work, but somebody like me can also be dangerous in terms of this intense sort of void that you kind of potentially fall into.

I hate the idea of success robbing you of your private life.

The necessity to constantly turn in an excellent performance, to be absolutely wedded to this dedication and this ideal means that as a child you're going to pay for it personally.

I got to a stage where tennis was the only thing in my life, and I didn't like that.

Obviously, I'm very happy when one of my films becomes a blockbuster. However, after a point, I want to switch off. I have learnt to just move on. Too much pressure can make you wrong.

I had personal problems. I was spending 50% of my life on my family, 50% on boxing. Neither was getting anywhere. It was killing me. So I had to break away from fighting.

Honestly, I really just think I work too hard to feel any pressure.

I needed to step back from cricket, international cricket in particular, to get away from the scrutiny and intensity. I love it but it was too much for me.

If you make one thing your life and soul - as much as football is my career and main focus - then it turns into a very mentally unstable place to be.

I just don't believe you can have it all and be great at everything, something has to give at some point. You've got to give yourself a break sometimes.

I have a crazy work schedule, I don't eat good food, and I often work through nights, but I am just doing what I love.

People see the nice side of the game, but behind it all, there is a sacrifice that they don't see: the pressure, the repercussion, the way that impinges on your life.

I needed to step back from cricket, international cricket in particular, just to get away from the scrutiny and intensity of everything. I love it but it was too much for me.

I think the most important thing is to have fun, and not to take things too seriously. Once you start doing that, then you'll start to crumble.

All the work built my fame and certainly made me more money, but the toll it took in my home was not good.

We were starting to lose track with Earth because fame and success brings you many things that you're not really prepared for or know how to deal with as a human being.

Stress is the negative whirlwind of emotions that gets imposed on top of our stimulation and engagement.

Honestly, all I ever do is work.

There are plenty of brilliant people who are too stressed out to read challenging literary novels.

Some people are so used to experiencing stress that they don't remember what life was like without it.

Being a mom is hard, I think a lot of working moms feel that way.