Quotes About Mindset

I don't see myself as a perfectionist.

I used to focus so much on winning. I used to be such a perfectionist.

I'm not a perfectionist. I don't have enough patience to go over the same details over and over trying to get it perfect.

There was a time where I was such a perfectionist even if I made the kick, but that's no way to live. I can tell you what, that will drive you crazy. I'm very hard on myself, but if the ball goes in a little bit left of the middle, you're not going to hear me crying about it.

I tell myself that my body is not robotic and it doesn't behave perfectly, and... things can go wrong that are out of your control.

Even if you play perfectly, a fault of your opponent's can destroy the entire beauty of the game.

We want things to go perfectly, so we naturally tell ourselves that we'll get started once the conditions are right or once we have our bearings, when, really, it would be better to focus on making do with how things actually are.

It's not about having a perfectly sculpted figure; it's about feeling healthy, fit, and confident.

My greatest high was to hit a ball well, to try to do it perfectly, to try different things, whether they came off or not.

Anyone can have a good day, but you have to be able to perform on a bad day.

When I get up in the morning, I look forward to the games and I'm just buzzing. At the end of the day, if you are nervous or scared before games, you are not going to perform. I just go out there and think, 'If I get a chance, I'm going to score' and that's it.

It is important, even if you performed a role the night before, to think, 'This is the first time this is going to happen.'

I don't think much about how my past films have performed at the box office.

I believe that comfort level is crucial for a performer.

When a performer doesn't get nervous, that is when you have to give up.

I always go in with the feeling that I'm gonna have a good time in what I'm doing. I entertain myself when I perform. If I do that, then I can see the other performers enjoying my character.

I came back to performing with a different attitude about performing and myself. I wasn't expecting perfection any more, just hoping for an occasional inspiration.

When you walk out of your apartment, you think about performing; you do not think about how your opponent looks. So I think the advice from me to everybody is just to go out there and have fun.

We want to show the world that even if you go through some bad periods, you always have to think positive just to go forward.

There are periods when you feel really good. You feel the ball is bigger. The court is larger. You feel like you can't miss. And then there are periods when you feel, 'OK, I'm not feeling great.' But I still need to try to find a way to win.

You don't win games by batting long periods of time.

In a culture obsessed with happiness, Americans may not be allowing for acceptance that it's OK to sometimes not be perky.

You have to actually believe in your capacity to change for habits to permanently change.

Insight enables you make sure you don't allow negative beliefs to get permanently set in your thinking - just the same way you wouldn't want fractured bones to be permanently set into place.