Petra Kvitova Quotes

We've all been tired and thought we wanted a long vacation when all we needed was a few days off, but didn't know it.

I'd got to a point where I wanted a break.

The purpose of a vacation is to have the time to rest. But many of us, even when we go on vacation, don't know how to rest. We may even come back more tired than before we left.

As much as we adore what we do and we're eternally grateful, everyone needs a break sometimes. Everyone needs a few days just to breathe.

If I cannot rest and relax, all the work I do is for naught.

I was working straight for nine months and I'm exhausted. I'm ready to relax for a little while and read. I don't want to work for work sake; I have to be excited about it.

I still find it almost impossible to relax for more than one day at a time.

President Bush says he needs a month off to unwind. Unwind? When the hell does this guy wind?

I need some me-time. I have to remember to rest, because I have a natural energy and I don't want to burn out.

Basically, between 1989 and 1994, I hadn't taken a vacation.

Days off always help. Even if people don't like it when they give you a day off, you've got to take a day off because sometimes you've got to clear your mind.

The opportunity to step away from everything and take a break is something that shouldn't be squandered.

A few years back, I had this urge to be on the go all the time. It's important to find a balance, though. Now my motto is, do the work, but recharge, too!

I've been working so hard that I'm exhausted... I feel I won't be able to do without a few weeks' rest, so I'm going off to see the sea.

Think not, is my eleventh commandment; and sleep when you can, is my twelfth.

People who work hard often work too hard. ... May we learn to honor the hammock, the siesta, the nap and the pause in all its forms.

I believe in stopping work and eating lunch.

We humans have lost the wisdom of genuinely resting and relaxing. We worry too much. We don't allow our bodies to heal, and we don't allow our minds and hearts to heal.

I relax completely when I'm at rest. I don't think of numbers; I don't think of work.

My juices needed restoring. I needed a sabbatical from the record business.

I always thought that it's important to have other things, not just work, and I often even suggested my managers take some time off and come back fresh and ready to fight again.

I don't take time off.

I am very lucky because when I come back home, I have a completely normal life. I can relax, playing golf, fishing - doing what I want. I know when I finish a tournament, I am going to relax at home.

I definitely felt like I needed a break, because when you do so much, you're not able to appreciate the things that you accomplish.

Even nice things don't make you happy when you're tired.