Quotes About Pressure

Baseball is the only field of endeavor where a man can succeed three times out of ten and be considered a good performer.

Pressure is playing for ten dollars when you don't have a dime in your pocket.

You touch every other ball and, if you screw up, you only have one more person to back you up. You can't go hide in the corner.

In tennis, you can make a couple of mistakes and still win. Not in golf. I played three rounds in that Tahoe event, and I was drained. Mentally, not physically.

I was just ice skating. I had no concept of that. In those days you couldn't see the judges. I was this little person on the ice and they were just people that would stand around the boards.

I always try to attack. While I'm on the offensive, my opponent can think of nothing but defending.

When I got to match point in the final I was afraid I'd be a little nervous, but I just said, You have to stay focused, just think about what you have to do.

A lot of rookies hit the wall after 50 or 60 games.

You know what they say about big hitters...the woods are full of them.

Golfers are the greatest worriers in the world of sport.

When I joined the trio, it was as if I was capable of driving a sports car at 60, but Ray Brown and Oscar Peterson just kept pressing the pedal down, and I was trying to control the car at 80!

Most Indians go into education. Their parents just push them into education like parents in Australia push them into sports.

Sports is a moral undertaking because it requires of participants, and it schools spectators in the appreciation of, noble things - courage, grace under pressure, sportsmanship.

Luck? Sure. But only after long practice and only with the ability to think under pressure.

I feel very strong as an individual, but as a famous footballer I know I am prone to certain things. All the media have a continuous interest for me. It varies from once a year to every day interest.

What's the worst thing that can happen to a quarterback? He loses his confidence.

I play with a fear of letting my team down. That's what motivates me.

A detailed analysis of his four-putt at the 1986 Masters: I miss the putt. I miss the putt. I miss the putt. I make.

The difference of great players is at a certain point in a match they raise their level of play and maintain it. Lesser players play great for a set, but then less.

I was reminded that when we lose and I strike out, a billion people in China don't care.

Pressure bursts pipes. I thank God for giving me peace of mind to overcome pressure. The difference between winning and losing is when pressure hits.

There is a syndrome in sports called 'paralysis by analysis.'

Tennis is a psychological sport, you have to keep a clear head. That is why I stopped playing.

I had to put it on the line, but it was my Tour to win and mine to lose.