Quotes About Adrenaline

In the excitement of a charge, or in the enthusiasm of approaching victory, there is a sense of pleasure which no one should attempt to underrate." General Horace Porter, aide-decamp to General Grant Custer

whom only the excitement of combat exceeded the joy

Horror's not a symptom, it's a love affair.

Make everything an adventure. Otherwise, it will suck.

I love to go bungee jumping, jump out of planes, ride motorbikes, do kickboxing. I love all that stuff.

I love to feel a racing car around me, to feel the way it holds me. I love to make it do all that it was built to do, and then a little bit more.

I love to get behind the wheel and get competitive.

I know it can be dangerous, but I love racing. I worry my wife, but she knows it's important to me.

And I love a scary movie. It makes your toes curl and it's not you going through it.

People go to car races to watch the crashes.

I hadn't slept properly for days and felt half dead, as if the fury and adrenalin that had sustained me had all leached away.

What does running from a bear have to do with social anxiety? Everything.

involve various other extreme conditions, such as bicycling on snow and ice and in the dark (van der Plas and Kelly 1998).

1975. There was a new enthusiasm for jumping and we were all trying to outdo each other by jumping higher and higher. The problem was that ... the riders flew off in mid-air because

It just gives us that adrenaline charge when we go on. We know we're gonna come off two hours later, but we're pushing it all the way; we build it right through. It's amazing how it happens. It's sort of magical, because you couldn't do it in a rehearsal like that; you need that audience in front, and that's really what gets us going.

There's a difference between knowing what to do when you're rehearsing it, and being able to do it once you're adrenalized and emotional. That's when the injuries occur. Actors all want to try to pretend that they're experts at everything, but we're not.

The most fun is the high bar - I just like the adrenaline rush of doing the high-flying releases.

Your body releases a natural endorphin when you're fighting. You don't feel pain.

I grew up playing football. I'm a huge hockey and football fan.

You don't love hockey for the scores, you love hockey for the fights, right?

I'll spend time playing 'Call of Duty' and 'Medal of Honor.'

It's not so much I like to go win, but it's a rush. A horrible gut wrenching thing, but it's exciting.

I'm always a fan of a good horror film.

I'm actually a fan of horror films.