Guy Finley Quotes

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

There's really just one thing I can control: my attitude during the journey, which is what keeps me feeling steady and stable, and what keeps me headed in the right direction. So I consciously monitor and correct, if necessary, because losing attitude would be far worse than not achieving my goal.

Patience is the strength of the weak, impatience is the weakness of the strong.

Self-control is strength. Right thought is mastery. Calmness is power.

The soft and weak can overcome the hard and strong.

Strength of mind rests in sobriety; for this keeps your reason unclouded by passion.

I am mentally strong.

Whether you win a match or lose a match, in terms of your emotions, it's important to be pretty levelheaded.

You can't let your personal disposition be dictated by the world around you.

I can have as many bad days as anyone. But I choose to say, 'I'm just fine.'

I'm much softer than people think. I don't present to the world an emotional face. I'm pretty good at self-control, but I am easily moved.

If a small thing has the power to make you angry, does that not indicate something about your size?

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

That's just never been me - 'Oh, this is hurt; that's why I'm playing like this.' That's just not the type of person I am.

I'm real mentally strong, so there's just not a lot that people can say to get me off of my own self and lane, and my confidence.

You have to bury nerves, because they can either destroy you or give you that extra boost. You have to use your nerves in a good way. Don't let them destroy you.

I discovered I'm a lot more patient than I thought I'd be. It takes a lot to shake me.

Don't mistake my tears for weakness.

Being mentally strong is something I've always been very good at and sometimes you just have to dig a bit deeper.

On those days when you don't want to get up, I think, I'm going to get through my entire practice without saying how tired I am or I try not to complain just because I was in a bad mood when I woke up. Even if it's not perfect and I slip up, I can catch myself and make myself of aware of where my mental space is at and move on.

It is because they are so strong that she hides her feelings.

One resolution I have made, and try always to keep, is this: ‘To rise above little things’.

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.

Every human being has appetites difficult to control but far fewer have humility, gentleness, and an awareness of their weaknesses.

The seed of suffering in you may be strong, but don't wait until you have no more suffering before allowing yourself to be happy.