Quotes About Pressure

I seem to get the best out of myself when the pressure's on. My senses are heightened. I feel sharper. I do better things.

We're all trying to be Beyonce and Sheryl Sandberg at the same time.

Being such a big band is never a problem but it can be distracting.

The moment I make a big deal of anything, I can't do that thing.

There's always pressure on the second album - this one has to be the big one.

Worry is a big part of my life. I definitely worry a lot.

A lot of guys... they want to take the big shot, and they talk about it because they're scared of it. You never heard me talk about it. You heard a lot of guys talk about it. But you don't have to talk about it, because if you have the confidence in yourself, and your team believes in you, you don't fear anything. You don't fear losing.

When you turn professional with the amount of medals that I've won, then you have to assume that big things are expected of you and I've always tried my best to live with that.

If you're in big-time situations all the time - like for me, high school was big-time situations, college, big time situations - you adapt.

Anytime the defense scores first - anytime the defense scores when I'm on the bench - that's big time. That takes a little pressure off.

As the game gets bigger for the fans it gets bigger for the players.

The bigger you get, the more pressure you have to deal with.

I would say the biggest challenge on any film is always time.

The biggest challenge is trying to be in two, or even three, places at once.

The biggest problem for people who get really, really nervous when they perform live is that you think everybody's looking at you.

I don't want to let my family down; I don't want to let myself down. That's probably the biggest thing I fear.

You only can live on adrenaline for so long; one thing is for sure, it doesn't pay the bills.

If you can't pay your bills, it has a really tough effect on your mental state.

It's nice to know there's a way to pay the bills other than third-and-8 and getting your bell rung.

I can score the ball a little bit. But sometimes I put myself in a bind.

People think being famous is fun. It's not. Even a little bit of fame. It's bizarre. It's weird.

To be amongst people that know their lines and you're the only person that doesn't is just bizarre.

Black athletes are always under more scrutiny.

Playing dead is difficult with a full bladder.