Thrive Under Pressure Quotes
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“I still get real nervous when I think something’s not going to work - but that’s when I fight hardest”
“Pressure is an opportunity for success.”
“Do not be tense, just be ready, not thinking but not dreaming, not being set but being flexible. It is being wholly and quietly alive, aware and alert, ready for whatever may come.”
“Under pressure, you don't rise to the occasion, you sink to the level of your training.”
“Pressure is something you feel when you don't know what you're doing.”
“Hoping for the best, prepared for the worst, and unsurprised by anything in between.”
“Adversity is the trial of principle. Without it, a man hardly knows whether he is honest or not.”
“The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.”
“We don't rise to the level of our expectations, we fall to the level of our training.”
“Fire is the test of gold; adversity, of strong men.”
“I don't know how it is for you earthlings, but where I'm from, strength is mental.”
“The storm is an opportunity to show your strength.”
“A diamond is a chunk of coal that did well under pressure.”
“Developing the power within, to have the confidence to take charge in the most difficult and dangerous of situations, is the hallmark of a true professional.”
“Pressure is a privilege.”
“Pressure makes diamonds.”
“My attitude is that if you push me towards something that you think is a weakness, then I will turn that perceived weakness into a strength.”
“Great crises produce great men and great deeds of courage.”
“When the going gets tough, the tough get going.”
“Nothing gives one person so much advantage over another as to remain always cool and unruffled under all circumstances.”
