Naomi Osaka Quotes

I can be plenty frustrated and not have to constantly portray myself as upset and angry at the world.

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

Even if sometimes I'm not happy with the way I'm playing the game before, during the changeover I have to stay calm. Otherwise the next game will be worse.

I just try to stay cool, calm and collected.

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

Negative emotions will challenge your grit every step of the way. While it's impossible not to feel your emotions, it's completely under your power to manage them effectively and to keep yourself in a position of control. When you let your emotions overtake your ability to think clearly, it's easy to lose your resolve.

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

You can't control the world, but when you control your thoughts, you bring order.

Even when I wasn't playing, I always had a smile on my face because if I acted sad or mad, it wouldn't help me.

I want to show I can control my emotion and aggression and stay calm.

Even if I do miss a shot, I found something to keep me calm and not get myself rattled. Once I missed one, I'd tense up and I'd miss the next one, too. So I found a peace within myself.

There's so much to benefit from being able to control your mind in certain situations and it just keeps you even-keel all the time when things are going well and when they're not. That's one thing that I've always had a bit of a tough time doing. When I get up, I get excited. When I'm down, I get pretty frustrated.

I'd like to be more patient! I just want everything now. I've tried to meditate, but it's really hard for me to stay still. I'd like to try to force myself to do it, because everybody says how wonderful meditation is for you, but I can't shut my mind up. So patience and learning is the key.

Anger is like a storm rising up from the bottom of your consciousness. When you feel it coming, turn your focus to your breath.

I don't lose my temper. I used to, but I realised I would probably die of a brain hemorrhage. So I've governed myself not to mind about things. I have no road rage or anything like that. Because it's life-shortening. And also, there's no need for it; it uses up energy.

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

It is a challenge at times, but trying to stay centered and balanced helps me keep things in perspective.

Who ever is out of patience is out of possession of their soul.

The more externally chaotic the world becomes, the more we need sound internal logic, especially when it comes to our emotions.

You will continue to suffer if you have an emotional reaction to everything that is said to you. True power is sitting back and observing things with logic. True power is restraint. If words control you that means everyone else can control you. Breathe and allow things to pass.

When I was much younger, I realized that when I was handling something very large, and I was on my own doing that, that my breathing rate would increase, and that would affect my ability to think as well as I normally would. So when that starts happening, I slow down.

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

I've got to really try and manage my patience out there.

I control my anger.

I'm good at keeping on top of my emotions and not letting them influence the fight.