Conor McGregor Quotes

I feel like I play better when I'm calm. There is an inner peace I can tap into sometimes during my matches.

To be able to create you have to have peace of mind on some level.

I need more and more silence, it feels. Poems don't leap into my mind when I'm distracted, turned outward, with other people, listening to music.

Before a fight I empty my mind. Every fighter is able to lose. It is not a big thing. You have to accept what comes and remain calm.

Wonderful things happen when your brain is empty.

A work of art comes out of a state of deep stillness.

I listen to music a lot, if I need to get into a particular space. I do stretching and breathing, and take time to mostly be quiet and find the stillness. I think that's important.

I do a lot of yoga and meditation. It calms my nerves and helps me channelise my energy.

What I need in order to stay creative and centered is a certain amount of distance from the maddening crowd. You cease to be your best self if you're running too fast.

I notice a difference from the moment I meditate.

Painting calmed the chaos that shook my soul.

You are running to seek your friend. Let your feet run, but your mind need not.

I was absolutely lost in love and life when I did my drawings. Time stood still.

No - I'm quite calm inside during the game for most of the time - not 100%, but generally very calm.

Remain calm, serene, always in command of yourself. You will then find out how easy it is to get along.

A lot of artists think they want anger. But a real, strong, bitter anger occupies the mind, leaving no room for creativity.

I am calm most of the time.

I can meditate anywhere, anytime, even whilst talking to you.

The sole art that suits me is that which, rising from unrest, tends toward serenity.

I decided to try celibacy because I heard it would help the meditation, and I tried meditation because I heard it would help with the music. So, it all really comes back to the music.

Rain is good for me. I feel like I achieve clarity actually when it rains. The longer I have to sit and wait, the clearer my game becomes to me.

You will continue to suffer if you have an emotional reaction to everything that is said to you. True power is sitting back and observing things with logic. True power is restraint. If words control you that means everyone else can control you. Breathe and allow things to pass.

I relax more when I'm behind the camera than anything else. I love that.

I try to meditate.

When you play angry, you can't focus.