Jean-Philip Grobler (St. Lucia) Quotes

I find that when I'm under pressure, I work really well, but then you have those days where you sleep for four hours because you drive to a venue overnight and arrive there the next day, and you're cranky and not dealing with it very well.

Jean-Philip Grobler

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  Jean-Philip Grobler
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  • Pressure
  • Well