Robert F. Engle Quotes

Golf is good, it means I get some fresh air and exercise, take my mind off work and see some of the landscape of the place I'm visiting.

It's really helpful to be physically engaged in something that's completely different from my day-to-day work.

No matter what kind of day I've had at school, I always look forward to golf.

Golf is hugely important, as it keeps me going.

I always like to play. It is useful for me; I know how to regulate myself.

Sport is escapism. Sport is a release.

Occasionally, I just need to escape from my work or be reminded of the comparative bliss of my own life, so I pick up a novel.

Why go on vacation when work is so much more fun.

I'm a walker. I enjoy walking, which I think psychologically expresses my feelings of wanting liberation without exerting myself too much.

I have laid aside business, and gone a'fishing.

Resting for me is fitness training.

I need a form of escape even when I'm working really hard.

The gym is somewhere you can go to just forget for an hour what you do for a living, what you are doing on a daily basis. You just turn up and get on with it.

To be honest, I watch way more dramatic films when I'm chilling at home. I think when you work in comedy, you just want something different in your private life. Makes you feel balanced, I guess.

The gym was my sanctuary. The place where you could forget about all your worries, your problems, people asking you for money, people asking you to do this, do that.

I need to go out and play football and have fun. If I do that, then everything will be fine.

During fashion week, I dream about fashion; afterwards, I dream about fishing. After fashion week, I always go fishing to wind down.

It's really important to have your escape away from cricket, whatever that is for the individual. I enjoy my time away from the game, that really refreshes me and lets me get excited for when I do go back in and play.

Every time I'm ever in L.A., if I have anytime off - which is rare - I'll go straight to the basketball court and play. That's a way for me to escape and get my mind off everything. I'm so competitive, so if I'm playing basketball, all I'm thinking about is winning.

'Strictly' has taught me that activity outside work is good for my mental health.

I'm definitely capable of just enjoying riding my bike these days.

Running is how I clear my head and find my center again.

Some people like to play golf; I like to come to work.

A calm environment is for after I finish work.

People often get very entangled in their work and life, so de-stressing is very important to keep generating fresh ideas and provide satisfaction with one's activities.