Shirley Booth Quotes

I'm a complete hypochondriac. If my heart starts beating a little faster than normal, I think I'm having an attack.

Many minds that have withstood the most severe trials have been broken down by a succession of ignoble cares.

I used to be afraid of things like strokes, but I've now discovered that the fear of the stroke is worse than the stroke itself.

Heart in champions has to do with the depth of our motivation and how well your mind and body react to pressure - that is, being able to do what you do best under maximum pain and stress.

I'm a hypochondriac. Yesterday it was brain damage from the vodka the night before. Today, heart attack - my arm and chest started hurting at the same time.

Before getting meningitis, I was such a hypochondriac, worrying about the slightest ache. Ironically, I overlooked meningitis because the symptoms seemed like flu. I guess you don't realise how healthy you are until it is taken away from you.

It's a hard life as a professional cricketer. It's not as easy as everyone makes out. To survive you need a tough hide.

Most of the time we think we're sick, it's all in the mind.

If you start to think of your physical and moral condition, you usually find that you are sick.

This sport has given me so much. It has taught me to be strong emotionally and physically.

If we think about physical strength and that women lack in it, we must understand that in a tough situation, mental strength is more important than physical power. So, women are equally strong for combat roles.

I have been on the Internet for a long time and have always gotten hate on the Internet, so there is a thick skin I have developed.

I had gotten rid of the crying when I got to high school, though it happened again when I was a junior. We lost in the state championship. It was kind of the same situation, camera in my face, and then that's when I realized it was over I had my moment.

In a cruel land, you either learned to laugh at cruelty or spent your life weeping.

I've either got an acute case of hypochondria or I'm falling apart at the age of twenty-three.

The incurable ills are the imaginary ills.

More people worry themselves to death than bleed to death.

Mental toughness is a state of mind - you could call it 'character in action.'

Difficulties, by bracing the mind to overcome them, assist cheerfulness, as exercise assists digestion.

We are becoming a nation of sissies and hypochondriacs, a self medicating society easily intimidated by pain and prone to panic. We understand almost nothing about the essential robustness of the human body or its ability to meet the challenge of illness.

It's impossible to measure the type of mental strength and determination that's required to be an elite wrestler.

Get yourself prepared, educationally and emotionally, and develop mental toughness. Don't ever give up.

Every year it gets tougher and tougher. Mentally and physically. That's why you need to train and prepare.

The 3 key components for success are as follows: Psychological Preparedness Physical Conditioning Mental Toughness