Quotes About Mindset

I've always tried to find a silver lining. I've always been a glass is half-full kind of person.

I love discussing my game with people who have similar mindsets.

Here's a pro-tip: there's no such thing as a 'gym person.' There are just people who go to the gym. Similarly, there's no such thing as a 'productive person.' There are just people who do productive things fairly often.

When a film becomes a hit you can't take all the credit, and similarly when it doesn't do well you shouldn't worry.

A simple lifestyle can make you happy and high expectations can disappoint a lot.

To me, cricket is a simple game. Keep it simple and just go out and play.

I get scared of really simple things and not scared of big things.

Yes, you have to treat playing Pakistan just like you would any other side, but in other matches, you often stress on the processes knowing that the result will take care of itself. Against Pakistan, the result is more important than the process, and that is the simple truth.

The simpler I keep things, the better I play.

This game, it seems when you play it the best, is when you're not really thinking a lot and just reacting and keeping it at its simplest point - just see it and hit it.

The simplest thing is - Dillian Whyte can't hurt me.

Many things we can't do are simply because we think we can't do them.

Scoring can be simply a matter of confidence. Sometimes it happens easily.

The hardship of the exercises is intended less to strengthen the back than to toughen the mind. The Spartans say that any army may win while it still has its legs under it; the real test comes when all strength is fled and the men must produce victory on will alone.

The amateur believes he must first overcome his fear; then he can do his work. The professional knows that fear can never be overcome. He knows there is no such thing as a fearless warrior or a dread-free artist.

The amateur believes he must first overcome his fear; then he can do his work. The professional knows that fear can never be overcome.

The professional cannot take rejection personally because to do so reinforces Resistance. Editors are not the enemy; critics are not the enemy. Resistance is the enemy. The battle is inside our own heads. We cannot let external criticism, even if it's true, fortify our internal foe. That foe is strong enough already.

The hardship of the exercises is intended less to strengthen the back than to toughen the mind.

Casting yourself as a victim is the antithesis of doing your work. Don't do it. If you're doing it, stop.

There's no mystery to turning pro. It's a decision brought about by an act of will. We make up our minds to view ourselves as pros and we do it. Simple as that.

Making yourself a corporation (or just thinking of yourself in that way) reinforces the idea of professionalism because it separates the artist-doing-the-work from the will-and-consciousness-running-the-show.

What are we trying to heal, anyway? The athlete knows the day will never come when he wakes up pain-free. He has to play hurt.

A professional does not take success or failure personally.

NO MYSTERY There's no mystery to turning pro. It's a decision brought about by an act of will. We make up our minds to view ourselves as pros and we do it. Simple as that.