Quotes About Pressure

I don't like going to 155; I do it because everyone else does.

I always knew who I was, but everyone else wanted to me to be their 'idea' of the 'right' artist. At times, I even believed them.

I couldn't deal with the fame, the pressure and everything else.

The pressure is self-imposed because I always want to do excellent work, and I always want to be interesting to people watching me.

It's the play-offs, the end of the season, the big games, if that doesn't excite you as a team or a player then you shouldn't be playing.

For me, being involved in a no-hitter or a perfect game is one of the most exciting things in baseball.

Sometimes I'm so exhausted and I don't really want to play.

You can't have artistic freedom if you have to think about seven different aspects of your own job all the time. It must be very, very exhausting.

I feel like people expect a lot from me.

People expect a lot for me now, and I will achieve that.

I can't do anything about what other people expect me to do.

I definitely think there is a lot of expectation and pressure being a star's son.

There is an expectation that if you do sport, any sport, you should never have a life outside that. People expect you to just train, play, train. But that's not me.

The expectation from other people kind of gets on me.

I feel like when I look back at my career I've always done better and I've always been happier when there's more expectation and more pressure.

I don't mind expectation. I feel you've got to be a big boy, and be able to handle that. If you want to play at the top level, that's what you've got to live with.

I love being from the States and having that pride. But at the same time, there is a lot of expectation.

I think when you have to deal with everyone else's expectation and it's not in line with how you feel, that's difficult.

My expectations on myself exceed any of those put on me.

Expectations are an evil thing.

When expectations are really high, you're doomed.

I have a lot of expectations on myself. That's important.

I don't like expectations.

It is always a challenge to work when people have big expectations. I would much rather feel comfortable working without expectations.