Quotes About Composure

As tennis players, we're ingrained from a young age to not show anything - tiredness, fear - or your opponent is going to know and you don't want that to happen.

Since I was a young kid, I have always been calm on the ball. That comes down to awareness as well. When you have good awareness and you know what's going on around you, you don't need to panic. There is no point. It just makes things worse. You have to stay calm, cool, and collected.

I'm not one to trash talk my opponents. If the talk is on, then let's go, I'll say the truth - nothing more or less. But it doesn't affect me in my competition.

I don't like to talk trash. I'm a cool girl.

People would read all kinds of reaction into it, but Tracy told me himself that half the time he was just standing very still, trying to look sober and composed. That takes nothing away from him. The fact he got away with it was a tribute to his talent.

the truth she gathered, enlarging her strength, enlarged likewise the composure that comes of strength.

I was calm, no one wants the kind of calm I was.

People won't have time for you if you are always angry or complaining.

Never act surprised in a courtroom.

I'm the undisputed champion of keeping my mouth shut and just sitting there like a piece of furniture.

Control yourselves. Be orderly. Don't blow any of us up. Am I understood?' A quick nod. 'Aye, sir. Bless you, sir.' Startled, Paran's voice sharpened, 'Bless me?' And from the mob of sappers came a muttered chorus, echoing the corporal's blessing. Paran stepped back, struggled for a moment to regain his composure, and then raised his voice. 'No need to rush – there's plenty for everyone.

Those who know me well know that I don't wear my emotions on my sleeve like other people do. That's just the way I was raised.

But I've never been the type to be sloppy drunk in public.

I think you just learn to maybe slow some of the key situations in the game down.

A lot of stuff doesn't faze me. I think it's because I was brought up in a small town, and normally, when you're from a small town, when you see a famous person, you'd be like, 'Oh my god. This never happens,' but I've always kind of been like nonchalant.

No way can you ever, ever, ever evidence confusion, concern, lack of understanding. You have to be in charge. You are the guy. You have to be cooler than cool, smarter than smart.

Never let them see you run.

Don't cry, it distracts the dog." "I can't help it," she replied. "Then cry," he sighed. "But explain the historical context.

I had to be calm and cautious yet at the same time utterly decisive and unfaltering.

I love that this film [Into the Forest] has a balance.

but he almost managed to sit down on his silk hat, which men don't generally do when they are cool

Brian, relax, man. You've gotta relax when you make the crank calls.

there was no anger in his voice,no disappointment even.

Jerry Crosby was looking out a window at the immaculate green yard, where a lawn worker's leaf blower had caught fire. The worker calmly heaved it in the swimming pool and ambled away.