Quotes About Performance

The great thing about T20 is that it only takes one performance. One piece of individual brilliance can win a game and that can change the whole way you approach a tournament.

I don't want one tournament to offset another. I want to be fresh and take full advantage of the opportunity I've been given.

I've played at the top level for years now and know it's the small percentages that matter. That's what the difference is between you getting to a major tournament or not.

Of course, I try to do my best every single week and every single tournament but I love playing on clay, so Roland Garros is my favorite Grand Slam.

Every tournament is important to me and I need to give my best.

In golf, you definitely have your ranking. But it's a bit different than tennis. Whenever there's a golf tournament, you feel like almost anyone can win.

When you start a round with a two-shot lead, it always looks like a big lead and always looks as if you should go on to win a tournament.

I feel like I always win at least a round or two at every tournament. I don't go out in the first round too often.

Wherever I'm at, if I'm playing well I can put myself into a position to win any tournament, including grand slams.

In those years between 2010 and 2012, I was so consistent, not only on all surfaces, but just in terms of entering a tournament and winning matches.

The Latin teams have this idea that they can't beat a good team in the same tournament twice.

I can help promote the sport best by competing better, rather than playing poorly and losing out in the tournament early.

When I prepare for any tournament, I just feel that I want to give my best in the tournament as I may not get the next opportunity and I don't want to regret it after this tournament.

The pro playoff system doesn't cause the same tension. Suppose a team has a bad night? It can bounce back in the next game. In college tournament all they can hope for is the consolation, maybe.

I have played up front for England, been away to tournaments, and scored goals there, so I know once I get into those positions I will put the chances away.

Irrespective of who's up against me at tournaments, I have always relied completely on my own strengths to get as far as I can, and tried to adapt my game according to the match-situation.

We want to change the way people think about England teams. At the men's tournaments, we haven't exceeded expectations, and it's the same with the women's. If we can change that, it could have a knock-on effect, even for the men's team.

When tournaments are on the horizon, I feel teams in general and particularly England get stronger because everyone wants to show they should be in the XI.

I wanted to just come out and continue to improve my game, continue to improve my mental capacity to play well in tournaments. I've had a slow year compared to last year, but I've been pleased because I felt like I was getting better.

Pressure comes from myself, because I expect a lot, but I am trying not to put so much pressure on tournaments and to be less emotional during matches.

In the knockout tournaments, it's futile to prepare for a grand finale. You may have worked out many strategies for the final. But you may lose in the first round itself.

I've started to show the consistency in majors I had in regular tournaments back in 1998-2000 when I was contending nearly every week.

I have been in tournaments before where people would say, 'England should win this game,' and we didn't.

I think to progress in major tournaments and to be at your best, you need a big squad, and you need to rotate it.