Quotes About Competition

Ryder Cup, Presidents Cup, whatever it may be, is maybe the most fun couple weeks we have a year, but I love being able to control my own destiny. The work that I am able to put in ahead of time was either going to come out and I was going to be successful with it, or I was going to try and fail and learn how to succeed the next time.

England is a fairly envious little country and it's embodied in the press. They don't like anyone being more distinguished than they are.

There are so many things to take into account - your ambition, your ego, the press, the consumers. You can never be sure that you'll be on top of the pile again.

When I don't have control of the ball, what do I do? I press to get it back. It's a way of defending.

I think I was more or less, convinced of that by just the press, the US press. By people who were pressuring you, saying that you gotta beat the Russian's, if you don't win anything else, win the Russian meet and so forth.

I never read my press when I was competing. I never got caught up in what I was doing at that moment.

In my first press conference I said, 'I'm here to win.' If you don't think that way, or any player thinks that way, why are you playing the game?

When you are nominated for the best player in Europe, the Ballon d'Or, playing in the Champions League, there is so much pressure. You don't know what will happen. This pressure is inside you - you always have it.

At all big clubs, there is pressure. They all want to win and expect to win.

Everyone in the Premier League feels pressure to get results. It is part of being a footballer.

In my heart, international cricket is the way forward. That's where you want to play; that's where the pressure really lies. That's where you make your name.

I feel the pressure.

When the pressure is on, you're going to default back to how you've played your whole life and how you'd normally pitch.

You've got to want to compete with the best of the best and when the pressure's on.

I'm used to performing under pressure, but that's playing football.

When I was playing football, I always felt in complete control. When I play golf and come under pressure, it's a completely different ball game.

I have the game for the pressure matches and now I just have to be consistent.

I like the pressure of having to perform so people will come to me.

I think going into any competition, you feel pressure.

People want to be Lakers. There's just so much pressure, and some guys handle it and some guys can't.

There's always going to be pressure on your place. It's 11 cricketers. There's always going to be other cricketers outside the team doing well.

There's always pressure playing in the NHL. You want to play your best game every game. Expectations are always gonna be there; it's just important that you know how to handle expectations.

There's always a pressure on performing the best.

Pressure, responsibility - I'm used to playing in big clubs.