Being an athlete, my job was to physically perform.
Your life must be a progression towards ownership – first mentally of your independence, and then physically of your work, owning what you produce.
I just want to say to anybody out there who suffers with chronic pain, I feel you. It takes over your life. It affects you emotionally, mentally, physically.
I had always felt deep down that I owned the characters. Much as I adored and cherished the work of my actors, I felt that they were cast to do and be what I could not physically do or be.
You can plan physically to try to win the Tour, but I could never plan for what was going to happen after it.
The first few weeks of being a mom were profound, not just emotionally but also, physically. All the changes you instinctually go through are miraculous.
Physically and mentally, it’s quite hard. But I’m playing cricket for England. It’s what I dream about doing.
Faced with the way the system does you in the ‘hood sometimes, if you don’t literally get out, your chances are slim. You’ll definitely die mentally. You’ll pretty much die physically.
I know that one of the distinguishing things was I looked like I could hold a gun, even though I’d never held one before and I’m physically able to do the martial arts and all that stuff.
I like to give myself a nice run up to a shirtless scene. Physically, it really doesn’t make any difference. It’s about mentally feeling good about it.
Toward the end of the Olympics, you get physically tired and drained. And no matter how much rest you have, your body is tired.
A good teacher who can take the zero pay and help kids develop physically, emotionally, socially, is literally an angel.
It’s interesting – an actor’s research is different to just historian’s research. I’m looking for things that I can actually physically use in the movie.
Often, we ignore the fact that our spiritual condition and psychological state of mind are highly affected by what is happening to us physically.
I’m relatively physically adept and I like throwing myself around. Once, twice, but then you get to nine, ten, eleven and to try and make it look realistic all the time, that’s not very pleasant.
‘Saving Grace’ was a full stretch-out – literally, physically, spiritually, psychologically. And I needed to take a year-and-a-half off when it was over.
One of the things that has been the most beneficial for me in real life is that I’ve been able to really become stronger physically, and so I try to get to the gym at least – while I’m working, it’s hard sometimes.
To have any doubt in your body is the biggest weakness an athlete can have. There are times when I physically can’t get myself to go for a skill because I’m thinking, ‘My knee hurts really bad.’
We are in this period now where we all are trying to be in shape physically and deny ourselves any pleasure.
I did what I always wanted to do. Wrestling. – conquered that. Can’t physically do it anymore. So now what? Maybe I’ll paint. Maybe I’ll write another book. Yeah, I’ll try this acting thing and now actually concentrate on it and try and get better at it and take classes and get coaching and give it a shot.
In my situation, unlike some players who retire because they have no choice – either teams don’t want them or injuries have caused them to retire, and they just can’t do it – for me, I really had never thought I would give out mentally before I gave out physically, but I think that was the case.
There are times when we are just not very kind to ourselves. The problem with our negative thoughts is that the latest science has revealed that thoughts are very powerful, even impacting us physically.
Who a dancer is physically feeds into character for me. Always has.
‘Time in a Tree’ is a song about when you find yourself in a busy state of mind, which I often find myself in. Sometimes it can feel like you can’t physically get out of it, or you can’t mentally or physically bring yourself out of that… it’s like having traffic in your brain.
We play a long show, and you can’t beat yourself up too much over it, as physically you just kill yourself. It was always good fun on the road and it still is.
There’s something very… spiritual about fighting. It’s physically very challenging. It’s for killing people, after all, so it’s taught me how to look at something head on. It’s like living – confronting something. Everything for me came from films.
You can’t wrestle forever. It’s a very physically taxing job. There’s no doubt about it. Physically, and more importantly, mentally.
Years of cultural programming have taught us to love some animals while eating others, when in all reality, all animals are sentient beings with the capacity to feel, both physically and emotionally. Every day, I have the choice to live a life of compassion that not only saves animals but helps the environment.
I mean, I think a healthy country is a country where people are healthy physically, and a smart country is a country where people are educated.
Directing remains very psychological, and it takes a lot of time and reflection. When you’re an actor, it takes less time, and you can express yourself physically.
I try to balance work and family. As long as I’m able physically and mentally to do it, I will.
Music is about communication… it isn’t just something that maybe physically sounds good or orally sounds interesting; it’s something far, far deeper than that.
Most women get pregnant and even though it’s a challenge physically and uncomfortable, they generally wanted to be pregnant.
Golf is the only sport where watching the game is arguably as grueling physically as playing it.
The last thing, and the only one that you cannot physically train for, is the psychological preparation.
I think it’s really important to find the right balance for you – a way of eating and living that satisfies you physically and mentally – and that’s different for everyone.
People go through so much in life – financially, physically, mentally, and emotionally. So I don’t look at the ups and downs as anything but a negligible area.
I hate digital calendars, so I use pen and paper or the palm of my hand for my daily schedule. I get much more satisfaction out of physically crossing things out than deleting.
There’s always been in my life that tension between living and writing. For me, because I’m so physically exuberant, it was extra hard to sit still at the desk and put in the hours that you need to put in to write.
So I – the thought that I would physically be different was – it’s not a thrill, I have to tell you. It’s kind of – it brings you up short. But I was able to look at it right away.
Look at me as a man who performed works musically. Who uplift people who need upliftment, mentally, physically, economically – all forms. Who told the people to live with love ’cause only love can conquer war, and to understand themselves so that they can understand others.
In all of my books, I’m taking them on an emotionally challenging and sometimes physically dangerous process with a bit of fun and anarchy along the way. With the power comes responsibility.
We save limited resources in terms of who we are physically screening. The approach will allow us to pay more attention to those potential terrorists.
I feel good not just physically but as a person because I know I accomplished my goal, which everybody said I couldn’t do in Venezuela.
I think I can finally say I am at my most confident and comfortable out there, physically.
We look for opportunities to play together including basketball, tennis, swimming, riding bikes and touch football. I try to provide a loving environment where we can play. I think that’s good on so many levels – emotionally, for family interactions and, of course, physically.
The first thousand days of a baby’s life are likely to determine the rest of her life – whether she grows up to be healthy or not, both physically and emotionally.
Directing is physically exciting because there’s a ticking clock, you’re working with people, it’s very social, it’s very enjoyable.
There’s a misconception that maybe I’m overly confident or a little vapid or that I am a stereotypical, bratty, spoiled girl who doesn’t have much to bring to the table other than how people perceive her physically.
The most important thing to do as you age is to stay physically active. Lots of people just throw in the towel if they can’t do what they used to do, and that’s terrible.
We have the capability – physically, technically – to protect the Earth from asteroid impacts. We are now able to very slightly and subtly reshape the solar system in order to enhance human survival.
When you look at what we want our individual player to represent from that makeup, if you will, we’re looking for mentally and physically tough players who are smart and want to compete. And when you say smart, you’re talking about situational awareness. Guys that are instinctual. That are smart football players.
Almost as soon as I went vegan, people started telling me that my skin looked great, and that I appeared younger, slimmer, and healthier. I’m convinced that of all the changes I’ve made to my lifestyle, it’s the adoption of a vegan diet that has been best for me – physically, mentally, and certainly spiritually.
Ask most people, and they will say their name or profession, but you have to know who you are both physically and mentally. It’s really important in football because then you know your trigger points, how to adapt and improve.
