Quotes About Anticipation

But my favorite work is always my next piece.

I have no special strategy. I can just wait to see what my opponent offers.

Strategy is, at some level, the ability to predict what's going to happen, but it's also about understanding the context in which it is being formulated. And then you have to be open-minded to the fact that you're not going to get it right at the very beginning.

My strategy has always been to give people just enough of me, then pull back. That way, they'll want more.

The Champions League nights are special for the fans, too. You can feel it on the streets.

I was told there would be riots in the streets, but there were no riots.

People on the streets are ready for hockey.

It doesn't matter where we are. We can be marching down the streets of New Orleans, or we can be onstage in front of 15,000 people. As long as I know that I'm about to put my horn to my mouth and play some notes, that's what I most look forward to.

I responded and anticipated faster than other players. I was not the fastest, but my passing, speed of thought and the ability to anticipate were my strengths.

There is such a hype and a big build up to me, and it's very hard to meet those expectations. That's been a big stress in my life.

It's her first grandchild, so she's really, really, really excited. I guess my mom is a little more stressed out than me.

I never leave anything until the morning. I put my jumpers, scarves, and shoes out the night before. You never know what is going to happen. You don't want to get stressed.

You never know what's going to happen en route to the airport or station and the last thing you want is to get there just as your train or plane is disappearing into the distance. Get there early, read a book, have a coffee and don't get stressed.

As an actor, the first day of any production is the most stressful.

Smell is a long-distance sense, a way of stretching time and finding out in advance what lies ahead.

The best part of gameday is when kickoff finally happens. The worst part is going through all warmups and stretching and waiting and waiting for the game.

I try to come in with a focus to stop my man and win the game. I'm always trying to be ready to catch them off their strides by being physical enough without getting fouls.

With luck, you have other things to do than wait for lightning to strike.

If there's a runner on third with less than two outs, I clearly do not want to strike out.

I remember when I was - I must've been 17 or 18 years old - I remember 'The Empire Strikes Back' had a big cliffhanger ending, and it was, like, three years before the next one came out.

We'll go out and we'll be playing in front of 15,000 people and say, 'Hey, we're going to do three new songs from something we just recorded' and 5,000 people get up and go get a hot dog and a beer and they don't come back until they hear the opening strings of 'The Joker' or 'Fly Like an Eagle.'

You know, I'll tell you, nothing changed after 'No Strings' for me. A lot of people said, like, 'Your game will be different,' but it wasn't. It really wasn't.

I just stroll in right before the recording goes on.

You can no longer just be a good sailor. You have to be an incredible athlete as well. Having said that, you can be a great athlete, the strongest guy in the world, but if you can't anticipate and make decisions under stress and exhaustion and think ahead, then you won't be able to cut it, either.