Cathy Rigby Quotes

Whether you are on stage or playing golf, all it takes is one person to throw everything off.

When you're out there in the heat of the moment and you're pitching, and it's a big situation, you're saying 'Don't throw a ball, don't give up a hit, don't walk this guy.' But the harder you want to control something the more it gets out of your control.

You'd think I'd have been happiest in my life playing music in front of 50,000 people at Gillette Stadium. But let me tell you, it's an odd feeling to feel alone in the spotlight.

There's a moment of truth that comes when you are performing, and you are all alone.

In real life, I am not a lonely person; I have lots of good friends and am active socially. But there are certain aspects of my life when I have felt very alone, utterly alone, and one of them is when I am performing on my own.

I feel attention sometimes in games, from fans and other players. But I just try to play the way I always have, remain focused, and don't let distractions get in my way.

Some people say that practice makes perfect but I just feel that the repetition works against me and I start thinking too far ahead during a show.

The best thing about golf is ultimately what it teaches you about yourself. And the worst thing is how freakin' nervous it can make you feel.

Every three days on average, I am alone on stage, facing the public.

As soon as he thinks about the record, he's finished. The secret is to put it out of your mind.

My mind started wandering. I started playing carefully, instead of playing the way that had gotten me to that point. I had to force myself to keep driving the ball.

Without strength and courage it's really hard to perform at the highest levels of international figure skating, because you're alone on the ice and you only have seven minutes over two nights to prove yourself.

The nerves are a problem on trumpet, because when you mess up everyone can hear it. Just remember most people are too polite to say anything about it. That should calm your nerves.

Actually the adrenaline of the game will probably help me out a little bit to regain command and concentration about the things that I have to do.

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.

I don't have a sidekick - no Ed McMahon. So when I go out there, I'm lonely. It's scary.

I really do work in solitude.

I love playing under pressure. In fact, if there's no pressure, then I'm not in the perfect zone.

I never wanted to go on stage alone because if you mess up, who can you blame?

Everyone has a breaking point, turning point, stress point, the game is permeated with it. The fans don't see it because we make it look so efficient. But internally, for a guy to be successful, you have to be like a clock spring, wound but not loose at the same time.

A lot of guys who have never choked have never been in the position to do so.

Headlining can be sort of solitary - you're sort of on your own out there, and you start to feel for a change.

I can't remember ever racing without any pressure.

We try not to let pressure get into our heads and play the way we usually do.

I don't ever leave my garage stall during practice. I don't want to know what other people are doing. I don't look at the scoreboard.