Unflappability Quotes

A real gentleman, even if he loses everything he owns, must show no emotion. Money must be so far beneath a gentleman that it is hardly worth troubling about.

Nothing gives one person so much advantage over another as to remain always cool and unruffled under all circumstances.

The successful golfers - they're like astronauts or pilots. They have that demeanor that they can focus and stay within that one moment and nothing distracts them. That's not me.

People know who I am. I have less ability to be intimidated, in a sense, than others coming up.

I'm not intimidated by anyone.

I've never been over-dramatic in my whole career.

The great man is not convulsible or tormentable; events pass over him without much impression.

It is salutary to train oneself to be no more affected by censure than by praise.

What is the definition of guts? Grace under pressure.

We can't all be like Ryan Seacrest... the perfect platform manifestation of a human. I don't know if we all have those gifts for restraining our emotions... or whatever it is he does.

I'm unshockable, fortunately - or unfortunately.

I've got a thick skin.

I've got thick skin.

While I put forth the suntan and the teeth and the cavalier attitude, I've survived under the worst of eras and times, and I've always had a good time doing it, because I never really took myself seriously, nor did I take life seriously because it is already terribly serious.

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.

I don't startle easily.

I'm rather a practical person. I just get on and focus on what I have to do. I just don't get sleepless or suffer from the jitters.

The problem with me is that nothing embarrasses me. Everything I've done ends up working in my favor. Even when I make mistakes and people exploit my mistakes on television or on the Internet, and they use it to make fun of me, it's just kind of working in my favor at the end. It's really strange.

I'm not a very emotional guy. I just move on to the next play. I've always been that way. I don't like showing much. I just try to do my job and get out. It's important to stay poised until that clock says zero.

I tend not to get too excited and surprised about things.

No, because as a fighter, we aren't really that intimated over other opponents.

I'd probably say I'm very strong. If somebody says something horrible, I'm like, 'Okay, whatever.'

I guess I'm just a tough cookie.