Charles Dickens Quotes

I never even think of the mental side of things because I never had any issues.

You can't let the highs get too high and you can't let the lows get too low.

Strength of character does not consist solely in having powerful feelings, but in maintaining one’s balance in spite of them

I think I was as mentally tough as I've ever been. I felt like I handled the situation both on and off the court extremely well. I felt like I needed to.

A well-balanced mind is the best remedy against affliction.

The line between normal and crazy seemed impossibly thin. A person would have to be an expert tightrope walker in order not to fall.

In a crazy world, it's only your insanity that will keep you sane

Breathing is so important with physical activity, then how much more important is it with psychological activity?

A healthy mind can live in an unhealthy body.

A question I often get is, "How do you maintain your sanity with so much happening all around you?" I think I developed a certain mental toughness that is required in the business. You have to have a thick skin and a brass bottom, because you're going to kicked a lot.

I've always been pretty levelheaded. In show business, you need to have a certain internal stability.

I am mentally strong.

Acting is a tough business, and you need to be in good shape mentally and physically.

I've learned to set boundaries and know when to say, 'I just need to rest.' I'm good at listening to what my body's telling me.

Emotional stability has not been America's gift to the world.

I think everybody has had emotional distress, but yes, I think I'm pretty stable.

Let us train our minds to desire what the situation demands.

I think to be 'tough' means you look relaxed. So you have to be tough to win tournaments. But you don't want to be so tough on yourself.

I don't really get too high or too low. I think when you have a big tournament, that's the important thing: managing emotion.

If I'm not doing something or working on something, I literally just sit in the room and think, which I don't think is productive. I won't go outside for days.

As a top player, you have to keep your emotions in check. You think you can control everything.

I don't have dry seasons, because I don't allow them.

Mind over mattress.

Your emotions are meant to fluctuate, just like your blood pressure is meant to fluctuate. It's a system that's supposed to move back and forth, between happy and unhappy. That's how the system guides you through the world.

When you are in this business and this career, it's hard for any one thing to engulf you.