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The field is filled with nervous energy from the dozens of athletes warming up in their underwear to run their first 40-yard dash at the mock combine, one of America’s top athletic trainers has scheduled for this Wednesday morning at his facility.
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Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 14 Feb. 2025
But there’s an obvious technical gift too — one most displayed in the final act of Swan Song, as the company buzzes with the nervous energy of opening nights.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Then there’s the nervous energy of the live show, running to change between scenes, sets being moved at lightning speed.
—Rachel Dratch, TIME, 12 Feb. 2025
Some comedians would refuse to be in a green room with me because my nervous energy was so contagious.
—Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 May 2024
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Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 14 Feb. 2025
But there’s an obvious technical gift too — one most displayed in the final act of Swan Song, as the company buzzes with the nervous energy of opening nights.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Then there’s the nervous energy of the live show, running to change between scenes, sets being moved at lightning speed.
—Rachel Dratch, TIME, 12 Feb. 2025
Some comedians would refuse to be in a green room with me because my nervous energy was so contagious.
—Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 May 2024
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“Nervous energy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nervous%20energy. Accessed 27 Mar. 2025.
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