Quotes About Pressure

There are not many times when I get nervous, but I do a little bit with penalties.

It's true that I score a lot of penalties. If referees give us penalties and the coach names me as the penalty-taker, I have to take them. That doesn't mean that I'm going to score them.

Penalties are part of the game, you know. You need to score. You have the chance but you need to score.

I don't worry about the thought of the game going to penalties - it doesn't matter!

It's obviously very tough for any team to lose on penalties.

Penalties are part of the game.

I have had penalties in finals so I have experience.

I know everyone is talking about them like it's easy but you can lose a final with a penalty.

As a player, you never want a penalty shoot-out, because it is a lottery to some extent. You'd rather win in 90 minutes.

There's no pressure on a goalkeeper in a penalty shootout. So it's a nice opportunity for us to have some fun and try and make some saves.

I am confident when I take the penalty otherwise I would pass for somebody else.

The thing about having a deadline like a baby is that it sharpens the pencil. It makes sure stuff gets done.

I can tell you that when you're counting every penny, knowing that you are a single bad decision away from bankruptcy, you inevitably lose focus on what really matters for your business.

It's always pressure to take a pen, doesn't matter if it's against City, or another team. It's always pressure to take the pens.

I can see why people change. You get complimented all the time, driven around in a black SUV - your life is crazy. But that's your career, not you.

'What will people say?' is a feeling every Indian girl grows up with.

If you don't feel like you're ready to get your license - just because people are putting pressure on you, don't feel like you have to rush into something. Take your time, really feel confident and be ready. It doesn't matter what other people say, do what's best for you and makes you feel safe.

I don't understand why people make me want to make music that's a join-the-dots thing by numbers. I find it really difficult when people say, 'Aw, you should have made a really big hip hop record, that would have been really good for you' or, 'You should have made a song like Lily Allen, that would have been so great.'

You know how people say awards don't mean anything? Hello! I think the energy around them makes everyone cuckoo.

I finish the game, and sometimes I don't play very well, and my grandmother calls up to ask why I haven't played well. Instead of being criticised by Pep, it's my grandmother!

When you touch the ball 400 times per game, it's normal that you can lose the ball a couple of times.

That's the challenging thing with TV; it's not the action scenes per se, and it's not the location scenes and the heavy dialog scenes, but the fact that there is just no let-up; there is no break.

I always had that joy of the game in my eyes everywhere I played, because it was the best thing, but Brescia probably had less pressure. Maybe people might perceive more enjoyment because the pressure was different, but it was the same. I enjoyed the pressure, no problem!

I've always has been involved in things that may be perceived or may synonymously be associated with pressure, so it's never been a bother.