Death doesn't frighten me; now I can think peacefully of ending a long life.
To have a mind full of peace, merely fill it full of peace. It's as simple as that.
I'm never afraid during a game, and I have no negative thoughts. I think about what I have to do. Which players can be substituted? And where I can manage to squeeze in a slight advantage? I remain very calm, which is why I never engage in any sideline antics.
I just go into a game and try to look at the situation and what needs to be done. I try to execute.
The mind is more powerful than anything. So, during the birth I wasn't thinking about the pain. I was in a meditation state. I was concentrating the whole time, thinking, 'Oh my God, it's time. I am going to meet my baby. What is he going to look like?'
So, just make the right reads and the ball will always come back around to you. Taking the right shots and not forcing anything. Just let the game slow down and play free.
Take it easy, and remember "Easy is Right."
The first step in the direction of a world rule of law is the recognition that peace no longer is an unobtainable ideal but a necessary condition of continued human existence. But to take even this step we must return to a calm and responsible frame of mind in which we can face the long patient tasks ahead.
To tell the truth, I never think about a homer. I'm just thinking of the situation and what I've got to do when I go to the plate.
Nothing could happen to me in the water that would make me want to go on the beach and fight someone. That's just not how I do things.
I just refuse to worry or get upset or be fearful. It doesn't do one particle of good.
If I'm in a good headspace, then it doesn't matter which direction things go.
Whenever I start freaking out and getting stressed, I have to remember that this is just the beginning.
I think the biggest thing is knowing that those thoughts of panic are probably going to go into your brain, and just accepting it... So that's been the biggest thing. Not fighting it and trying to think I'm going to have the perfect mentality the entire time. That's not going to happen.
I've never pumped myself up or made myself angry as some sportsmen do. I think that one should treat his opponent with great respect.
Not worrying is a skill. It's a skill not breaking down every single moment.
I try to make my mood uplifting and peaceful, then watch the world around me reflect that mood.
Non-violence is a permanent attitude we bring to the breakfast table and bring to bed at night.
I pray a lot and it has helped me throughout my whole career to stay calm and focused.
You need to stay calm the day of the contest. Not let the weather bother me and just relax.
I try to tell young guys - like, if I see a young guy pressing, I try to tell him to relax and play your game.
I got this advice that if you know a panic attack is happening, just sit back and go, 'Okay, this is happening to me, but it'll be over. You'll be fine. You'll live.'
The minute I feel nervousness or anxiety or fear, I go, 'No, no, that's not a thought that I need to have right now. Everything's great, everything's good, you're going to be fine'.
Don't be losing sleep over tiny things. Life is complicated enough.
You'll always get an idea if you think and don't panic.
