Quotes About Pressure

The Champions League is very difficult - there are so many big teams in Europe, and one bad day, and you can be out.

I think the French teams sometimes doubt themselves. They play some beautiful games but, when it comes down to it, do not go through.

Most teams - whether they like it or not against Manchester City - you're going to find yourself quite often penned in your own half.

A little bit of neurosis is OK as a performer, but untethered, it can tear one apart.

If I were related to Monet, I don't know if I would be comfortable becoming an artist because it's too much, the comparison. If I wrote a book and put it out, the comparison to my great-grandfather, the comparison would be hilarious. Every critic, it would be their dream, they'd tear me apart.

The moment our youth succeed, we try to figure out how to tear them down.

Fans are fans. They're the same everywhere. Not just NBA. It's so easy for them to say something. And we are living in a world where people want to tear you down mentally.

I want to keep my clients happy, and the pressure's on me as the boss to manage my three assistants and make sure that everything is getting done. There's less time for tears and more time for bossing people around.

I remember playing games and having tears roll down my face because it felt like it was never going to be good enough.

When someone would come up to me in the street, I would either run away or burst into tears. I didn't know what to do. I don't think you're ever prepared for this.

Even when you look at, like, movies with some of our famous celebrities, they don't really cry and bring out their tears until, like, forced.

I don't watch 'The X Factor' any more. Why do I want to see someone say the same old thing - it's all they've ever dreamed about - then lose and burst into tears and go into neurosis? They just want to be famous - it doesn't matter how.

Tears for Fears was always very personal, but at the same time, it was always big business, a lot of pressure.

There have been a few times in my career when I have been close to tears after completing an innings, but rarely when I am waiting to bat.

On 'Made In Chelsea' there are cameras in my face and some days I think, 'I can't go to filming today,' but I just have to dry my tears and pull myself together.

Anyone who thinks restaurants are hard should try working at a tech company.

The tech industry's love for scrappy, accessible founders adds to the pressure. You're expected to lead by example, to roll up your sleeves, to know everything going on.

Neurosurgery is a new challenge with each case. The preparation, the discipline, the technical skills and the need to perform at your very best under pressure provide the same adrenaline rush I had in football.

If we have friends over for dinner, I do the cooking. I like the pressure of a big meal and the technical challenges of a roast.

In a team, you need players who are technically good and can perform under pressure.

Fortunately, I got to play some India 'A' games, and some games where the pressure was a little less, so that I can focus on my skill and my technique.

Centre-backs with good technique can move the ball forward, even when under pressure.

If you are hitting the ball well, your form, your technique looks good, and when you are not, everything about your game looks bad. That is how it goes.

I look at some kids and they head the ball with the top of the head and their technique is all wrong, therefore the pressure that it's putting on the brain is a lot more.