Quotes About Confidence

When I dive for a ball I'm not diving because it looks spectacular - I'm trying win the point. When I jump it's because it's easy for me to jump. I'm not being cocky but because I can jump higher than other people it looks more spectacular. Other players smash but I go higher so it looks different.

Going out to play a game in front of 100,000 spectators doesn't worry me. Nothing to it.

For me, I know my capabilities and the spectrum I can cover as an entertainer.

I wanted to be an actress. I wanted to be known. Yes, it's difficult sometimes. I believe that if you're going to be in a profession like this, which is so open to criticism, to speculation, you need to have people around you who will believe in you and stand by you.

All the questions, all the speculation, No. 2 driver and so on, it doesn't get to me. It doesn't matter.

I have 100% confidence in Rob Pelinka running our basketball operations. I've always had confidence in Rob. Whatever the speculation is out there, we don't need the outside media to validate what we do.

Seeking approval and people pleasing forces you to alter your actions and speech to no longer reflect what you actually think or feel.

If I go to a party I don't feel like I have to be in the centre. But I do find myself quite often being placed in that position. Even when I was younger at school, I would be asked to make a speech. I don't remember putting up my hand and all that often but I'd just find myself there.

I did my first speech when I was 17, well, my first formal speech. So I've had time to deal with it, and to adjust to it, but I can't say I'm like gung-ho on public speaking or interviews for that matter.

I've got a speech impediment.

I thought I would lose, so I didn't prepare a speech.

As I've been acting since I was young it's taught me to give a good speech, and, though I say so myself, I did it pretty well.

There's been very little writing about speech impediments, even though it's this huge psychological barrier.

We had an exercise in speech class in school, impromptu speaking, that I was always real good at.

Public speaking is scary, I think. I've gotten way better at it. If I have to do a speech and be like, 'I'm a YouTuber,' then that's easy, but if I have to get up there and pretend I know something in front of adults, it's never fine. In front of adults, it's like, 'Ahhhh they're going to judge me.'

People get up and say, 'I didn't prepare a speech because I didn't think I would win.' Well, that's dumb.

Speeches? I don't ever feel like I'm giving a speech. I don't look at myself as a motivational speaker.

I was very nervous about giving speeches for a long time.

I can't say I'm not nervous at all with media and doing speeches, but I'm getting used to it and better at it, hopefully.

When I give a lot of speeches, they're always on the fly. I mean, I know what I'm going to say roughly, but I do not - will not read.

I am not a speaker. The more you do it, the easier it becomes, but I always want to be prepared, and I always practice my speeches; I never do it off the cuff.

The NCAA game, the first one that I was on, I was rated a 46 with 37 speed. It was a slap in the face. I knew deep down in my heart I was better than a 46.

Some tell me I'll break my ankle on my high heels - but I live in them. I'm known for doing speed dashes and leaps and bounds in heels. No problem.

You never know if there is anyone faster than me, but I know my speed and most of the time I use it for good, but I don't know if there is anyone faster.