Adjustment Challenges Quotes

I remember that coming to America was scary for me because everything here is just bigger, better, shinier, you know?

When I left the military, I thought I would not have any problems with the transition - I'm very adaptable and very versatile - but I was wrong.

Every new adjustment is a crisis in self-esteem.

The first few months in a new country are always really hard.

I have complete confidence in Secret Service. These guys and gals are unbelievably professional. They know what they’re doing and I basically do what they tell me to do. Now, sometimes I’m the first one to admit that it chafes a little bit being inside this bubble. It’s the hardest adjustment of being president, not being able to just take a walk.

I'm still learning more about myself and my situation and really, off the court, how to function there, because I'm kind of getting the taste of retirement now.

People say people who spend too many years in prison don't know how to act when they get free. I don't know how I am going to act, how I am going to kill time, once I am not a fighter. Retirement scares me, and I have to think about how I am going to handle it.

This year, I'm most thankful for the people around me who've supported me—my friends, and my family and boyfriend. It's been a really crazy year. There have been a lot of changes with moving to America and a lot of adjustments for my family and friends in Australia to let me go off on this journey and miss me a lot. I miss them a lot, but am so grateful for them.

As a naturally reserved and quiet person, it's definitely a challenge being thrust into this atmosphere of celebrity and everything that comes along with that. Some parts I'm resisting more than others but can't for much longer, so I'm just trying to find a way to make sense of it all.

My parents split before my fifth birthday, and I moved with Mom and my three siblings to her native Oahu.

When you move to L.A. or New York, it's easy to get a little lost and forget your original goal.

Obviously there are questions when anyone comes up to the Premier League about whether they can cope.

Getting older and adjusting to all the things that biologically happen to you is not easy to do and is a constant struggle and adjustment.

Even as a full-grown adult, it can still feel destabilizing when your family goes through changes.