Dmitry Medvedev Quotes

When you're on the verge of depression, a good leveller is to put one foot in front of the other and do some manual labour.

One of the things I did to make myself feel better is that I kicked up my running even more. I knew that I had to stay active, that I had to keep living as if my life was actually going to unfold naturally because when you stop, when you freeze, and you think about it, that's when the demons come and can drag you down.

I find that if the day is terrible but I worked out, at the end of the day I can go, 'Well, I had a good workout'. Almost no matter what happens.

Physical activity can help improve your mental health, as it helps to take your mind off things if you are having a bad time.

Thanks to the football, every time I go out and play, it releases the tension, and you forget about the problems.

Going for a walk is always helpful for me. I also love gratitude exercises.

To me, sadness and humor aren't disrelated and humor is the best tool I've had against the sadness in my life.

If I'm in a rotten mood, I stay in and watch television.

How do I cope with stress? I clean and organize.

Melancholy, indeed, should be diverted by every means but drinking.

When you feel the need to moan and groan, laugh with woeful recognition and eat flaky pastries. If you hear yourself taking the art of complaining a little too seriously, ask yourself what you're trying to accomplish, exactly.

If I have a rough day, and I'm angry, I'll just go into Kirk Douglas and throw over a table. And when I need to lift my spirits, Kermit can always do the trick.

In times of great stress or adversity, it's always best to keep busy, to plow your anger and your energy into something positive.

Running is a part of my medicine. It's what helps relieve my stress, and it's what helps me get away from the concerns of business and anything else that's going on in my life that I need to escape from at times - to find who I am. Running really helps me with that.

Occupying my mind with complex problems has been my best and most powerful and most reliable defense against my mental illness.

I love team sports - they give me something to focus on rather than the fact that I can't breathe or my muscles are aching.

When people are entering a high-stress period, they don't sleep and don't exercise, but in fact, it should be just the opposite.

The reason I really started running was for meditative purposes. I would pick some problem to have in my head while running.

If I had not been already been meditating, I would certainly have had to start. I've treated my own depression for many years with exercise and meditation, and I've found that to be a tremendous help.

I learned that working out gives me a space to get clear. It's not just about the body. It gives me space to process things and get clear in my mind about decisions and things I want to do.

I try to cope with everything through humor.

I had bad days on the field. But I didn't take them home with me. I left them in a bar along the way home.

If I feel any sort of emotional upheaval, I go for a jog and I feel better.

When I'm fidgety, and I just feel like everything is closing in, I go to the gym. You're building endorphins and feeling good about yourself. It's saved me.

Sometimes you have to laugh to keep from crying or getting overly angry or to maintain control.