Jurgen Klopp Quotes

I always got nervous the nights we played in the World Series. First pitch, I was nervous. Then after that, forget it; I'd start playing.

The best thing is to go into an opposing arena, and 15,000 people are focusing on you. That's the best feeling.

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.

Cricket is a pressure game, and when it comes to an India-Pakistan match the pressure is doubled.

Sledging makes things interesting. There are no robots playing. They are humans who want to perform well for the country. So when stakes are so high, emotions will take over. Sometimes sledging gets the best out of you.

It's just something about great players when they play in certain arenas or against other great players. They elevate their play. LeBron is one of those guys. He feels the moment. He understands the moment.

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

The roar of the crowd when you come out for a final is like nothing else: when 15,000 people are cheering you, a lot of adrenaline goes right through you.

I just enjoy playing in the big moments, in the big games.

I've always enjoyed the emotion of being out there in the last minute of a game or the last couple minutes down by a goal. I think a lot of guys tend to thrive in that situation and I prefer to be out there.

The Champions League is unbelievably big. The whole show before, the fans, the players you play against, the people who are going to watch the game, the pressure - it's very special.

That's one thing I relish, the pressure of having to try and beat the best teams in the world.

Any time you go into the playoff game everyone's adrenaline is high and tensions are going, stuff like that.

That's the beauty of the play-offs, it's the fear of losing that drives you forwards.

When you face Spain it's not a normal friendly.

Tournament football is unlike anything else. The campaign can be great, but a finals is a different challenge.

Luckily with '24,' for the most part, each moment is so intense, and your objective is all about that moment right then.

Every time the national team took to the field, we had the confetti shower and the ticker-tape thing.

It's always nice to go and play the big teams at the big stadiums.

I don't need to be in New York. If you've had a bad game, they're booing you and all that mess.

When you have to play football, you do it in the knowledge that there's a lot riding on the match, be it money, your team-mates, or the feelings of the fans.

It's always tough playing away from home.

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.

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.

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.