Quotes about "Sports & Competition"

I have never understood that. I come from a place where the press makes or breaks an actor and it is more of a teamwork relationship. ”

Even though I don't feel I need approval, it's still important to me to give a good performance. I'm hard on myself. ”

I can't say this enough - the food that you put into your bodies can actually help you get better grades. And it can also affect your performance in sports and other activities too. You see, when you give your body the best possible fuel, you have more energy, you're stronger, you think more quickly. ”

If my future were determined just by my performance on a standardized test, I wouldn't be here. I guarantee you that. ”

The athletic part I never struggled with. It was the promos, the talking and, being uncomfortable in front of the crowd. Especially being a 'bad guy,' having people call me names, that was hard getting used to. ”

Sometimes I forget to say 'cut' because I am so lost in the performance. ”

If you ask another competitor, they may tell you they felt very competitive towards me. But I can tell you that my biggest competition was myself. There's only so much you can do, right? There is only so much energy that one has. My focus was on how do I get the best out of myself. ”

There's a lot of emotions that always come out after a skate of a lifetime. I always start crying because there is so much buildup to that competition. ”

I was so worried about winning, it was as if I was caught up in my own web. ”

Hollywood versions of watershed moments in American history are generally high-minded shlock. 'JFK,' 'The People vs. Larry Flynt,' even 'Lincoln': all of these boast excellent performances in scripts that are ultimately very conventional, even conservative. ”