Geena Davis Quotes

It's a horrible and wonderful battle with yourself, to stay calm, stay in the moment. My coach said, "Stay here, not at the target. Don't be down there." It's why they call it the Zen art.

Terrible is the fight put up by the senses. Fight bravely! Conquer them you must.

Happiness is dependent on self-discipline. We are the biggest obstacles to our own happiness. It is much easier to do battle with society and with others than to fight our own nature.

Well, any time you do anything good, it's man versus himself, right? That's the art, the challenge.

Golf is a search for perfection, for balance. It's about meditation and concentration. You have to use hand and brain.

Once I dedicated my time to mixed martial arts, I became careful about what I let into my mind. I made a goal of being the best on Earth in mixed martial arts and fighting. I wanted to build my mind into something good, not just of the world. I wanted to be different.

When you're out on the court, you're fighting against yourself and it can be tough.

My toughest opponent is me. My mind has a tendency to wander during bouts. I tend to focus on things other than the bout. I have to work at staying motivated, getting my head right.

If a man should conquer in battle a thousand and a thousand more, and another should conquer himself, his would be the greater victory, because the greatest of victories is the victory over oneself.

When people learn to master their feelings, they can soon learn to master their reflections and thoughts in the degree requisite for attaining the objects they are seeking. But while they yield to a feeling or spirit that distracts their minds from a subject they wish to study and learn, so long they will never gain the mastery of their minds.

It's hard to be strong and be weak at the same time. So I spent a lot of time sitting still. Sitting still for hours, not moving a muscle. Really concentrated work, so I'm ready. I'm ready for my performance.

The most important battle is one to conquer yourself.

Always staying focused is something that's been very tough for me. I'm still working on it.

He who overcomes himself is divine. Most see their ruin before their eyes; but they go on into 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.

Most important was to remain focused and always have presence of mind.

I just have to concentrate on doing what I do.

You need to put what you learn into practice and do it over and over again until it's a habit. I always say, 'Seeing is not believing. Doing is believing.' There is a lot to learn about fitness, nutrition and emotions, but once you do, you can master them instead of them mastering you.

The battles that count aren't the ones for gold medals. The struggles within yourself - the invisible, inevitable battles inside all of us - that's where it's at.

But above that, most mature adults can hold their attention on something for 45 minutes, whether they like it or not. But above that requires training.

Subdue your passion or it will subdue you.

My mind started wandering. I started playing carefully, instead of playing the way that had gotten me to that point. I had to force myself to keep driving the ball.

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

There's a victory, and defeat; the first and best of victories, the lowest and worst of defeats which each man gains or sustains at the hands not of another, but of himself.

Success depends almost entirely on how effectively you learn to manage the game's two ultimate adversaries: the course and yourself.