Quotes About Pressure

I do my work at the same time each day — the last minute.

So they will continue until such time as a spiritual awakening takes place. Pressure is never brought to bear upon these souls; their mental resurrection must come from within themselves.

When the archer shoots for no particular prize, he has all his skills; when he shoots to win a brass buckle, he is already nervous; when he shoots for a gold prize, he goes blind, sees two targets, and is out of his mind. His skill has not changed, but the prize divides him. He cares! He thinks more of winning than of shooting, and the need to win drains him of power.

And yet everything radiates tension, as if the city has been built upon the skin of a balloon and someone is inflating it toward the breaking point.

there comes a point where the pressure of relentless fear perforates rationality and the body moves independently of the mind.

each day working more frenetically than the last, as if against some deadline known only to him.

He checked the barometer he'd nailed to the family room wall: the pressure was rising.

I opposed Clinton's budget deal in 1997 because he brought in $115 billion cut in Medicare that created greater pressure for providers not to participate.

If you're doing 70 gigs in a tour, there's a lot of responsibility. People need a big night out, and you're providing it.

Of course, screwed up families are not the exclusive province of the famous. Still, most families get to screw up in private.

Cricketers and Bollywood stars are attracted to each other because they are both well-known in their fields, and the constant pressure of proving oneself doesn't exist.

I knew the pressure would be huge. I knew Manchester United was a massive club and a big challenge for me. Hopefully I'm proving to people that I can rise to the challenge.

Of course defenders will try to provoke me - that is their job.

I've been in a lot of big fights, so I can't psyche myself out, like, 'Oh, this is a big fight.'

I think if you're in this business, like any high-stakes business, the highs and lows can make you a manic-depressive person, if you weren't that way to start with. 'Cause it's just so crazy on your psyche. A lot of it has to do with people thinking they're greater than someone else.

The defenders, they get all psyched up to play against me. I know it means a lot to them if they can keep me from scoring.

Increasingly, it becomes evident that managing a ball club is a psychiatrist's job. In a short series, the mental attitude of the combatants is everything.

I think most amateurs dread playing a 180-plus-yard par 3 even more than a hard par 4. Part of it is psychological: You think you should be getting a breather, distance-wise, and instead, you get hit with a long iron or hybrid shot over trouble.

The more you get a batsman out the more it becomes psychological. A batsman starts thinking about it and making something of it in his head.

I worked so hard for so long, filming literally 20 hours a day nonstop for several months. It was so tough - it really broke me psychologically.

It's physically and psychologically exhausting to make a film.

In a team situation, I think the players are more inclined to give the answer they believe the psychologist is looking for rather than maybe being totally honest.

I will continue going to the psychologist. It helps me to manage the pressure and emotions.

Not many people know this, but at the start of the Premier League season I started seeing a psychologist, because I could do everything on the field, but mentally I was empty.