Quotes on fear and anxiety
Quotes on fear, pre-start nerves and working with anxiety.
“Страх — это не слабость и не враг. Это спутник, который всегда идёт рядом.”
“Рациональный страх даёт план: «рука ноет — усилю разминку». Иррациональный даёт только паралич: «я завалю, все увидят, я ничтожество».”
“Limits, like fears, are often just an illusion”
“Fear is the enemy of productive work.”
“Fear of losing should be smaller than the will to win.”
“They think about everything that could go wrong, about what others are doing, they think… Instead, simply know, without any doubt: it's all in my hands.”
“Most people give up because everyone told them what they can't do. Staying in the comfort zone is easier. So they sit on the fence, unable to decide, unable to act. But if you don't choose, the choice will be made for you. Stop listening to everyone telling you what to do, how to behave, what you should feel. Let them judge you by your achievements—and only by those.”
See also
When a sports psychologist helps
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