Quotes About Achievement

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

I won't call it pressure but I want to come out with a better movie every time. That kind of enthusiasm is what makes an artiste aim for more.

The problem is that right from the beginning, there was this whole pressure that I've had to make it big. I don't know if it's my fault or if someone else created this atmosphere around me, but it's been there.

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

It would be nice at some point to do something that people expect to be good. Although then with high expectations come a lot more pressure.

It's a good feeling when you deliver under a lot of pressure.

It could be Grammy night, Oscar night, whatever - I don't feel the pressure to be there.

I've always said that you're obviously doing something right if you have got pressure on you.

I just write songs and hope that they do well. I'm sure there is some pressure from someone at the label, but I'd rather keep away from it.

Pressure is self-inflicted.

There's always a pressure on performing the best.

Many people find themselves with illness as they become successful: higher blood pressure and diabetes.

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

I'd like to think I could do something great - a performance like Meryl Streep's in 'Sophie's Choice' - at some point in my life. At the same time, though, I don't want to put too much pressure on myself to be great.

Whatever you see - any good results - are all from the pressure.

At this level, you put a lot of pressure on yourself as a player to perform and do well.

I like the pressure.

The pressure of the Olympic Games is real overwhelming.

My parents were amazing and wonderful, but there was a lot of pressure to do my best and in every way possible.

For me I normally rise up to a Paralympics, I love those pressured environments.

I do feel like young people feel pressured to be extraordinary in a new way. Of course everybody is extraordinary in their own special way... but not everybody has been an activist, or volunteered somewhere incredible, or has perfect scores. So it's a lot of pressure to put on young people.

A lot of people give in to those pressures and let others influence the process on their second albums because they want to achieve the success they had with their first again, but they don't know how to do it.

Success, however you judge what that even means, brings with it certain pressures.

When I came into the NFL, there were three things that were very important to me: money, power and prestige. I was powerful now because I was a famous athlete. I had prestige because I was doing what everybody wanted to do. And I had a lot of money.