Teddy Bridgewater Quotes

I watch a lot of sports. One of the reasons I watch is to see how these guys handle pressure, how they respond to situations.

It's a high-pressure situation to be in my position, but I've kind of gravitated toward those positions in sports. It's nothing that I worry too much about. I'm not going to act like I have the most stressful job in the world. This is pretty darn fun.

My concentration level blocks out everything. Concentration is why some athletes are better than others. You develop that concentration in training and concentrate in a meet.

And when the pressure was on us, the team handled it very well. One has to learn to play well under pressure.

Of course, rivals do affect athletes mentally, but if you are competing with top-notch athletes, you will push each other, you will encourage each other.

I thrive under pressure.

I used a lot of sports psychologists when I was younger... sometimes it helped, sometimes it didn't.

When you have experienced players, you don't tremble when it comes to playing in a hostile atmosphere or under pressure.

As a player you always feel the pressure and as a team you are always trying to make sure the opposition are under it.

Some players like to practise right up to the start of play. But for me, whatever warming up I did was only going to be followed by cooling down again.

I'm used to dealing with pressure.

Some players need pressure to get the best out of themselves.

It's interesting about people who choke. I'm, believe it or not, a good athlete. I've watched people choke over the years.

I don't know anything that builds the will to win better than competitive sports.

When I'm out on the football field, I have so much confidence in what I'm doing.

There's an adage that a lot of coaches have, that I completely disagree with, is if you make the Olympic team too early you become complacent.

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.

Football is football and talent is talent. But the mindset of your team makes all the difference.

As a professional athlete, I believe that I need to explore my opportunities to the maximum, in order to excel and continue to play the best football I can.

As a competitor, you have to learn pretty quickly how to deal with pressure.

There is pressure every day as a footballer.

I'm a sports junkie, and I am interested in athletic will - how you exceed the expectations of your own performance when it counts to deliver something beyond yourself so that you can win.

The pressure makes me more intent about each shot. Pressure on the last few holes makes me play better.

I learned early in sports that to be effective - for a player to play the best he can play - is a matter of concentration and being unaware of distractions, positive or negative.

There will be mental worries with the long jump before Rio, but I know I can get through it. It's just getting my confidence back. I know I have a big jump in me.