Robert Parish Quotes

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

Mistakes and pressure are inevitable; the secret to getting past them is to stay calm.

I've always been calm, and I'm very good in a crisis.

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

The ability to manage your emotions and remain calm under pressure has a direct link to your performance.

Experience always enables you to handle pressure better.

I'm not going to get upset because somebody said something bad about me.

You have to be as strong when things go wrong, but I don't get nervous.

It comes with experience and learning and knowing the game. It's not necessarily about sticking your chest out and saying, 'I'm tough.'

I just feel like I've been in a lot of high-pressure situations, and I think I'm able to stay poised in those situations.

I've always been able to stay calm in high-pressure situations.

I've been through several situations in my career and nothing bothers me.

I know how to deal with pressure.

I don't really let the pressure get to me.

You can't control all the crazy stuff that happens to you. All you can control is the way you handle it.

Having a thick skin doesn't mean that you're hard or harsh. I was lucky because I was born with a thick skin. That doesn't mean that things don't bother me, but you have to keep it in perspective.

My dad probably gave me the best advice growing up. I think it's really just keeping your cool in situations and learning to balance everything.

No, nothing really upsets me.

Remain calm, serene, always in command of yourself. You will then find out how easy it is to get along.

I have learned how to better handle things as they come.

The ability to remain calm and focused in stressful situations is central to making positive decisions.

I'm fairly unemotional and tend not to get too excited when things go well and I tend not to get too depressed when they go badly.

The cognitive skills that underpin resilience, then, seem like they can indeed be learned over time, creating resilience where there was none.

I've learned that I can be calm during important points.

You can feel up, you can feel down, and you have to keep your emotions kind of somewhere to be focused on the next ball.