It's not the situation, but whether we react negative or respond positive to the situation that is important.
If I just do everything the opposite of what my dad did, I think that will make things pretty easy. I can joke about it now because I'm past that stage where it used to hurt. By having a kid, it's gone. I could take all that negative energy that I had and put it in a positive way.
I had a rough childhood coming up, and I just took all that negative energy and made it very positive for myself to drive me. I'm a very driven person. I have passion that almost scares people, just to be successful and make it no matter what.
I can take all the negative energy and turn it into a positive simply by purging my soul through music. That's how powerful music can be.
I don't want to be linked to anything negative. I don't want negative energy. I want everything positive around me.
Once you replace negative thoughts with positive ones, you'll start having positive results.
It takes but one positive thought when given a chance to survive and thrive to overpower an entire army of negative thoughts.
My psychologist told me I have to control my emotions and be more positive. She's taught me to stop the negative thoughts during the matches with some exercises. That's helped me make an improvement.
If things aren't going so well, I try to stay positive and not give in to negative thoughts.
I hope that others can turn their negative thoughts into positive thoughts and improve their own lives.
You should tell yourself frequently 'I will only react to constructive suggestions.' This gives you positive ammunition against your own negative thoughts and those of others.
When you are injured and undergoing rehab, it is important to stay positive and not allow negative thoughts to creep in.
I believe that, by and large, people are good and everybody you meet is more likely to surprise you in a positive way than in a negative way.
People always use the word 'obsession' in a negative way, which I'm always amazed by. We are not obsessed in the way that, if we don't win it, we'll just go and shoot ourselves. That's not the case. We are obsessed with the Champions League because this is a great competition to win. In a positive way, we try to search for the victory.
I like being surrounded by people who have very little fear and very little respect for the past - not in a negative way, but in a positive way. They appreciate everything that's been done, but they constantly look for how to do it better.
This is the positive way of seeing the modern Jewish dilemma: I am from everywhere. The negative way is no matter where you go, you find out that you're a victim, that you're unwanted and don't belong.
I'm taking all the negatives in my life, and turning them into a positive.
In the end, the whole Internet thing kills me, because you can use it as a positive thing or you can read into all the negativity. And I think you've gotta put out positive energy, put out cool viral stuff, and then just stay out of people's opinions.
A lot of people talk about video games as something nerds do. But we look at it as a way to connect with people. It's something that's positive, that brings people together.
It doesn't matter what cards you're dealt. It's what you do with those cards. Never complain. Just keep pushing forward. Find a positive in anything and just fight for it.
