Quotes About Balance

It's difficult because the men's game is so big and attracts so much money and sponsorship, and so it's always going to take priority.

I think you should ride the line between fatigue and chaos. The chaos keeps the energy level and spontaneity maximized, while fatigue is just over the edge, and you should try to avoid it.

Our emotions are often beautiful, but they can also be dangerous. They represent our spontaneity, and seem to speak to us of our freedom.

I always wanted to know what I'd face next, even though that was maybe a bit detrimental to spontaneity. Structuring my life and avoiding chaos was more important.

It's good to be prepared, but spontaneity is very important - just to let yourself go and let it be whatever it is.

Just to be spontaneous and free is life's biggest luxury and privilege when life is so busy.

I plan my time to a 'T.' I plan when I am going to sleep; I plan when I am going to relax. I obviously leave time to have spontaneous life experiences - I think that's really important. But so much of it is setting up you mental energy in the right way to get the most out of your day and time.

Being spontaneous at times is a must. Being spontaneous all the time is a crazy person.

I can be completely spontaneous, which is absolutely wonderful. I don't like it at the same time; no one wants to be nervous all the time, but that nervousness mixes with the excitement I feel on the stage, and it makes for a wonderful performance.

If all purchases are spontaneous and simply driven by what is seen and loved, there is a high risk of ending up with 10 cocktail dresses and no outfits for work.

Being honest and spontaneous is important when making music. But I'm also really logical when I compose.

I'm trying to leave more of my calendar open for the spontaneous things. A lot of fun stuff that happened in previous years were things that were like, 'Hey are you available next week?' I wasn't really open unless it was planned months in advance. I'm excited to play it by ear and let a lot of stuff happen as it happens.

As a player, you can be more spontaneous and instinctive, but now as a coach I have to find a psychological balance within the team.

As a gymnast, I've always compartmentalized my life, which is a blessing and a curse. But over time, I've learned that my sport doesn't fully define me, and I think that's where a lot of the joy in my routines comes from now: I'm not compartmentalizing as much, and I know who I am beyond my sport.

There are a lot of eating disorders in our sport, so I try very hard not to get consumed by all that.

Physical exercise and sport is not just about sport; it's about self-care and self-care is a gift for life.

I find that I've tried to become a better hockey player every year and not just hold on. At the same time, I've also made it a point to increase or grow in some other area of my life. If I were just playing hockey, I would probably be done with the sport.

Sport is one part of life. There are so many things to life but I've done nothing. I've really done nothing else but focused on shooting.

I'm a Christian, I'm a servant of God first. Not a fighter anymore, first. I also have a family so that comes before fighting. Fighting, it's my sport that I'm passionate about, it's a career, it's how I provide for my family. But it's not what defines who I am.

Just do your schoolwork, focus on a sport if you're good at it, do what I did.

I hate it when politics play too large part in the sport.

This match is about sport and I separate that completely from politics.

Just be patient. Let the game come to you. Don't rush. Be quick, but don't hurry.

My father was a Republican and my mother was a Democrat. In Michigan, we always fought about sports, not politics.