Paul George Quotes

It's easier for me to let the game just come to me.

You sit at the board and suddenly your heart leaps. Your hand trembles to pick up the piece and move it. But what chess teaches you is that you must sit there calmly and think about whether it's really a good idea and whether there are other, better ideas.

You've got to be able to let things roll off your back, and you've got to have some patience.

You've got to let the game come to you. You can't press.

Every GM will tell you it's an instinct. It's an instinct to be patient, to react, or act, or not to do anything at all. It just comes. What I can say is you must have a plan and a goal and a way to do things. At the end of the day, it's an instinct. Sometimes it's good. Sometimes it's bad.

I am not thoughtless but am prepared for anything and as a result can wait patiently for whatever the future holds in store, and I'll be able to endure it.

maturity ... is letting things happen.

Men who can both be right and sit tight are uncommon.

What was good yesterday might be bad the next morning, so you have to keep calm.

I'm not necessarily a form player, more of an in-the-moment player.

You don't win games by being aggressive. You win by being relaxed.

Even when matches don't work out the way you planned, you've always got to stay strong in defence; it's a matter of willpower and intelligence.

The most important thing is to stay smart and patient.

I just go out there and play my game and let the chips fall where they may.

Wherever there is an opportunity is where you will find me.

When I defend, it keeps me patient and lets my game come to me on the offensive end.

In Test cricket, you have to be adaptable.

For me, I've just got to go out there, not overthink things, just play within myself and just allow the game to come me.

I'm really go-with-the-flow, but I take things really seriously. At the same time, when things don't go my way, I don't ever freak out. Why? Why freak out?

As long as I don't rush things, I'm a lot better fighter.

What I'm trying to do is play the game the right way, not force shots up. Whenever I have my opportunities, take 'em.

I just know I can't force things. I've just got to play the right way, make sure I'm making the right play at the right time.

When things are down, we can't hit the panic button, and when things are up, we can't relax. We've just got to stay consistent.

I just try to take everything in my stride.

In some times of the game, you have to be more simple.