Calm Under Pressure Quotes

Nothing fires the warrior’s heart more with courage than to find himself and his comrades at the point of annihilation, at the brink of being routed and overrun, and then to dredge not merely from one’s own bowels or guts but from one’s discipline and training the presence of mind not to panic, not to yield to the possession of despair, but instead to complete those homely acts of order which Dienekes had ever declared the supreme accomplishment of the warrior: to perform the commonplace under far-from-commonplace conditions.

I work best when there is adversity: I seem to get calmer the more the fur is flying.

I don't panic unless I have to. Wastes energy.

Well," said Apollo with a brave smile. "You were right, my dear. You had everything under control! Let's go see if we boiled anyone important, shall we?

The spectator and historian of [Belisarius's] exploits has observed, that amidst the perils of war, he was daring without rashness, prudent without fear, slow or rapid according to the exigencies of the moment; that in the deepest distress he was animated by real or apparent hope, but that he was modest and humble in the most prosperous fortune.

An attribute of Rosa Hubermann, she was a good woman for a crisis.

In times of crisis, it is of the utmost importance that one does not lose her head. Marie Antoinette

I'm not a panic guy. I don't do that. Can't. When you're a leader, you can never panic, no matter what's happening. The building could be falling down. Fire could be going all places. Somebody has to make a decision on how to get out.

I'd like to be able to do complex math in my head. Any kind of adversity and I become very anxious, but if you're a robot, you have good equilibrium. I wish I was cooler under pressure, like a robot.

The ability to be cool, confident, and decisive in crisis is not an inherited characteristic but is the direct result of how well the individual has prepared himself for the battle.

You're never too worried as a captain, when you know Rahul Dravid's still out there.

It's hard for anyone or any situation to rattle me, as a quarterback and a person.

Some guys, nothing bothers them. Eli Manning is one of those players.

Being involved with the first team, be it in the Premier League or the Europa League, you just have to take it as it comes. You keep all the nerves inside and just play your normal game.

Their unselfishness, the way they play and their poise factor. When you never panic, that's a great sign.

Untrained warriors are soon killed on the battlefield; so also persons untrained in the art of preserving their inner peace are quickly riddled by the bullets of worry and restlessness in active life.

As a quarterback, you have to have a short memory. Don't lose your confidence, and stay within yourself. Don't try to do too much.

Generals don't panic; then the troops never panic.

When everything is at risk, good judgment, not haste, makes the difference between life and death. Panic is the enemy.

If you panic that's a good way to lose. You have to stay in control.

... He had always rather liked emergencies. Other people's at any rate. They put your own problems into perspective. It was like being on a ferry. You didn't have to think about what you had to do or where you had to go for the next few hours. It was all laid out for you.

I respect what I do deeply. I don't get nervous to the point of fear.

Keep your head when all about you are losing theirs and blaming it on you.

A friend once asked me what qualities were needed for SAS. I would say to be self-motivated and resilient; to be calm, yet have the ability to smile when it is grim; to be unflappable, be able to react fast and to have an ‘improvise, adapt and overcome’ mentality.

Under any sort of attack, keep cool. And if you must shoot, shoot with precision.