David O. Russell Quotes

The trick is to learn to contain one's ego, not conceal it.

Victory in physical battles requires strength, muscles, and skill; but the fight is never tougher and victory is never sweeter than in the battles over self.

The ego is there, but I'm learning to channel it.

I want to exude strength and intelligence.

I don't put much pressure on myself, because I'm strong mentally.

My ego has been in check for a long time.

I know how strong I am mentally, how I work on myself.

Character isn't inherited. One builds it daily by the way one thinks and acts, thought by thought, action by action. If one lets fear or hate or anger take possession of the mind, they become self-forged chains.

Emotional self-control is the result of hard work, not an inherent skill.

My strength was that I am more balanced and calmer than most other riders.

My ego every day is more and more polite. I tame it.

Have a strong mind and a soft heart.

You have to fight the green monster with your mind, not your fists.

You try to hide your emotions, so as not to show weaknesses to others. I believe it's the same for every sportsman.

The ego is kind of a big, unwieldy thing. It's not so easily tamed or subdued.

I am not the one who has to try to beat me.

Long ago, I had to sort of learn to have a thick skin to read some of the things you read in the papers and to also keep my ego in check when you read some really flattering things in the papers.

It takes so much strength to say to your ego, 'You know what? You're going to keep me lonely, so I have to ignore you.'

I'm good at keeping on top of my emotions and not letting them influence the fight.

People around me, they can give me talks, they can tell me what to do, but if I don't have the right mentality, then nothing good is going to happen for me because I'm not going to be confident.

As a footballer, I have always found it better not to be too emotional. Better to be cool, consistent, clinical. Celebrate goals, yes, but keep your feelings for those you trust most.

For me, that's the biggest thing, if something holds me back it's my mental game so I really tried to focus on that and just worked on that.

My self-belief has always been there but it is about managing it the right way.

I'm not going to dwell on what someone has said if it doesn't affect my life. I think that attitude helps to strengthen my character.

You have some people that's weak, and you have some people that's strong. I consider myself a very strong person.