Phil Heath Quotes

I used to be tense or nervous before heats. But I've learned to get rid of the negative stuff and just stay relaxed and positive - and it seems to be working for me.

There is no point making ourselves nervous before a match.

I used to psych myself up before the show and now I do the complete opposite: I psych myself down. It's 12:30 at night, you don't want some guy yelling at you. You want some guy just talking to you.

People think I am the crazy person on stage, but I know how to relax.

I tend to do yoga before I go on stage, so that keeps me nice and calm.

I still take it seriously, but once I go out there I think I've got more relaxed and I think it shows.

When I go on a pitch, I just try to enjoy it as much as I can. The more you enjoy it, the better you play.

I don't know why, but I don't really get too nervous before games or practices or whatever.

Being relaxed allowed me to fight the way I'm capable of fighting.

I don't feel pressure going into games.

When I compete, I tell myself to be calm. It's not something that's the rest of your life. You're in gymnastics for fun.

The more relaxed you can get, the better you'll do.

The more comfortable you are, and the more you can relax, the more truthful your performance is.

When I go out on the ice, I just think about my skating. I forget it is a competition.

I have been in auditions where - because - you're always scared before, but if you let that scared feeling get the better of you or become too much, it could ruin your audition.

You can't put pressure on yourself. You've just got to go out and play.

I actually rid myself of superstitions, but I do a quick 20-minute meditation before games.

Sometimes you just got to settle back and relax and be like, 'All right, Saquon, chill. You know what you're doing. Just do the little stuff.' The little stuff will get you there.

I feel like I play better when I'm calm. There is an inner peace I can tap into sometimes during my matches.

I think the biggest lesson I have learned is not to get too anxious about your work.

I believe your best preparation is to just get your rest and just go out there and continue to do what you've been doing, not to try to do anything uncharacteristic that you haven't been doing. That's my main thing.

I practice a personal meditation and have a gala apple before each show.

I love listening to music in general before I compete. It's something that calms me down, and meditating and breathing before I get up there to calm all my nerves.

I don't really think about the degree of difficulty or the possibility of making a mistake. I just try to relax and let my preparation and training take over.

I don't get nervous before the match. I try to act the same and stay normal right before entrance. I don't want to do anything special, so I want to act normal before a match.