Mind Games Quotes

On my business card, I am a corporate president.

In my mind, I am a game developer. But in my heart, I am a gamer.

Like life, basketball is messy and unpredictable.

It has its way with you, no matter how hard you try to control it. The trick is to experience each moment with a clear mind and open heart. When you do that, the game - and life - will take care of itself.

Somewhere in between all the mind games, lies and seduction.

..I fell for you. Somewhere in between all the broken promises, manipulation and heartaches...I got over you. But, I guess I fibbed a few times too. Remember all those times I swore I needed you? Well consider them lies because baby, here I am without you, and I survived.

In life, unlike chess, the game continues after checkmate.

You a lame so yo dame playin mind games; I'm a pimp so I stay in that mind frame.

Enter into children's play and you will find the place where their minds, hearts, and souls meet.

Chess is war over the board. The object is to crush the opponents mind.

Don't listen to anyone who tells you that you can't do this or that.

That's nonsense. Make up your mind, you'll never use crutches or a stick, then have a go at everything. Go to school, join in all the games you can. Go anywhere you want to. But never, never let them persuade you that things are too difficult or impossible.

If any player has a bad game its there in the back of your mind in the next game. Theres always a hangover. It is like a wounded animal in a way, as you want to get out there as quick as possible and rectify it.

The dog’s agenda is simple, fathomable, overt: I want.

“I want to go out, come in, eat something, lie here, play with that, kiss you. There are no ulterior motives with a dog, no mind games, no second-guessing, no complicated negotiations or bargains, and no guilt trips or grudges if a request is denied.

Let your gun therefore be your constant companion of your walks.

For this game you need, above all things, to be in a tranquil frame of mind.

One night I was in the players' parking lot at the Fleet Center in my Celtics warm-ups about a half hour before a game, waiting for one of my dealers to come up from Fall River, because if I didn't get my stuff I was too sick to even go through the pre-game layup line, never mind actually play in the game.

Some girls like to say one thing and mean another.

And me being who I am, I'm very straightforward. Everything is very black and white for me. I don't really like playing mind games.

An hour's history of two minds is well told in a game of chess.

Being rich isn't about money. Being rich is a state of mind. Some of us, no matter how much money we have, will never be free enough to take time to stop and eat the heart of the watermelon. And some of us will be rich without ever being more than a paycheck ahead of the game.

No matter how brilliant your mind or strategy, if you're playing a solo game, you'll always lose out to a team.

If you are hurt, whether in mind or body, don't nurse your bruises.

Get up, and light-heartedly, courageously, good-temperedly, get ready for the next encounter.

Let us dig our gardens and not be elsewhere;

Let us take long walks in the open air... Let us bathe in the rivers and lakes... Let us indulge in games... Let us be more simple: simple and true in our gestures, in our words, and simple and true in our minds above all. Let us be ourselves.

Life is an inside-out game. The truth is that all our situations and circumstances have their beginnings in our minds. Our idea of who we are creates who we become - the great news is you can change your self-impressions and change your life.

There never has been a man in the game who could put mind and muscle together quicker and with better judgment than Robinson.

Remember all those times I swore I needed you? Well consider them lies because baby here I am without you and I survived.

The teachers thought there was something wrong with me because I wouldn’t talk to other kids. I was almost playing mind games with them.

Just before a game, I try to keep a clear mind so that I can focus better.

I'm the kind of person who plays fast and relies a lot on intuition, so being at peace with myself is vital. Saying my daily prayers helps me achieve this heightened state of mind.

Self is not liberated. It was never bound. What gets liberated are the demons as well as gods of your mind. Set them free. You are sick of playing with the game. Be willing to not play the game. This takes huge resolve.

Games give you a chance to excel, and if you're playing in good company you don't even mind if you lose because you had the enjoyment of the company during the course of the game.

Baseball is a simple game. If you have good players and if you keep them in the right frame of mind then the manager is a success.

When we turn away from the reality of what we do to animals for our gustatory pleasure, we play a game of pretend, like the child who covers her eyes and thinks you can't see her. And yet, there she remains. Closing our eyes doesn't make violence disappear; it only closes our minds and hearts and enables the violence to continue.

Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball, the rules and realities of the game - and do it by watching first some high school or small-town teams.

No other game combines the wonder of nature with the discipline of sport in such carefully planned ways. A great golf course both frees and challenges a golfer's mind.

The mind is reluctant to embrace deep change, and will play devious games to maintain the status quo.

In the big leagues everyone has ability.

It always comes down to mind games. Who ever is more mentally strong-wins.

Life is a game, play it... Life is too precious, do not destroy it.

Formula One is a mind game, no question.

You have to think so hard sometimes smoke comes out your ears! And if you don't keep your head in gear the car will overtake you