Michelle Williams Quotes

It's easier to debut in a game than make a comeback, because in the latter, people know you and expect something from you. When you're playing your first match, they're just excited and don't know what you're capable of.

I know I'll be under a spotlight, I know I'll be under the microscope.

You could have the bases loaded, and you bring up the best pinch-hitter in the world to pinch hit, he hits into a double play, and then all of a sudden: 'How could you do that?'

I applied for a job at 'The New York Times' many years ago, and felt correctly that my life depended on it.

Before I pitch any game, from spring training to Game 7 of the World Series, I'm scared to death.

You can take 100 penalties in training, but when you go out on that pitch in front of all those people and the television cameras, it's completely different.

In front of 40,000 people, you don't really want to drop a catch or misfield. It's part and parcel of the game.

If you are not nervous for your first NFL game, then something is probably wrong with you.

I've played in a lot of important games in my life.

I guess sometimes when the game is on the line you kind of focus a little more.

You can sit and imagine what it is like to go into a hostile stadium, or what it's like to play for the AFC championship, but you never know until you do it.

For me, I do better in Grand Slams. I like when there's more people watching.

The play-offs are a great occasion to be involved in; the semi-finals were amazing. When you're in it it's special and you do enjoy it but if you are in it, you have to win it. It's a lot of pressure.

I love it when you have to perform at a certain level or else. That's when I'm at my best.

Any fight I feel pressure, just the same as the last one, the next one will be just as important.

When big teams play each other, you automatically want to raise your game. You want to see what level you're at, and you know you have to step up.

Being in a football environment is where I'm most comfortable. I only feel excited and motivated when it comes to crucial, difficult, important matches.

It's a sport about risk and reward. It's a sport about becoming a legend. You look at guys that have stepped up on last minute, and it changed their lives. I don't think that I should be any different.

I play better if the matches are tight.

I think it's always difficult to go against people with big match experience in finals.

It happens so quick. You lose a game; you lose another game; it's a World Cup; media scrutiny; public expectation, and then you almost go into sort of survival mode. We've all been there.

As players we know pressure is part and parcel of what we do.

When family and friends go to Everton, they tell me that there's a moment when I get the ball, and fans get to their feet in anticipation. There's so much at stake that people live under permanent pressure.

If you're a starting pitcher, the ball's in your hands and all eyes are you. And when you're kicking, either you missed it or you made it. So there's a lot of parallels in that.

That's the buzz you want as a footballer - to perform well in the big high-profile games.