Quotes About Performance

I thrive under pressure.

Some players thrive in the open-style, AAU games - the all-star games. But when it comes to playing in an actual system and having to 'think' the game, you see where some guys separated themselves.

Competition can be the most nerve-racking experience. Some people just thrive on it.

The live setting is always better for me. I usually thrive at live. I feel like having a band behind me and being able to interact with the crowd helps boost my energy up.

And because of the reunion I think we've got more energy and enthusiasm than we've ever had. And it's genuine. I think the fans can detect when you're genuine, when you love what you do, and we love to be there on stage. That's what we thrive on.

I would say I thrive in a competitive environment.

Theater can be elusive and poetic, but it doesn't thrive when it doesn't reach an audience.

I've always thrived under the pressure of the big games. I enjoy that, and there's nothing I get afraid about.

People in athletics thrive on competition. That's what makes you better.

I thrive with high-performance challenges in front of me.

I think I thrive under the spotlight; I live for a big moment.

You thrive off everybody on your team. If one guy's playing well, that makes your job easier. If a guy's shooting well, it makes your job easier. If a guy's rebounding well, it makes your job easier.

The Manchester City game is what the Premier League is all about. You have to thrive on those big occasions.

We absolutely thrive on the live setting. Even when we're in the studio, we make sure the songs we create are something we can do live passionately.

Me, personally, I thrive under pressure.

Us fighters thrive on performing and entertaining a crowd.

I thought the world of live performance and busking was where I was going to thrive. I had no idea that digital streaming platforms and radio and that world would be for me, you know?

Actors thrive on challenges. Only then can you perform.

I think I outperformed my actual abilities a lot by just rising to the occasion, and that's kind of what I think I thrived on for a long time.

I'm somebody that definitely thrives on pressure and I thrive in those moments where that's going to be tested and that's what I prepare myself for is the most intense of moments.

I've always liked the abuse on the football field. It inspires me, makes me feel better, I thrive on it.

That's the best part and why you play the game - to get to the playoffs and to get to those big games, especially the ones where you have to come through or you go home. There's so much pressure, but as an athlete you want to thrive under that pressure because that separates the great from good players.

When we were doing 'Live at Benaroya,' the song 'I Will' was hard to get through. I've always get a big lump in my throat when I sing that song. And also 'Before It Breaks.' So I'm just a different songwriter now. And the older I get, the more difficult it becomes to deliver those songs casually.

I've seen people that get onstage and sing while they have tears running down their face - I can't do that. When I cry, it starts like in my throat, so when I have something that's really emotional, sometimes if I access that too much, I can't finish the song.