Alex Scott Quotes

There's no pressure on me, really. I just want to play football.

I have stopped having goals. If you have many goals, and you don't reach your goals, it is very upsetting, so I just think of keeping it simple, working hard and going and playing the game. But I know there are going to be very important series for Indian cricket. I will just try my best to be in my fittest form.

I like to tell young people to work hard for your goals and live in the moment.

Each one of us requires the spur of insecurity to force us to do our best.

Money was never a big motivation for me, except as a way to keep score. The real excitement is playing the game.

I think as a player there's a sense of urgency every single year that this is the year we're going to have success and do the things we're excited about.

Winning in my business is everything.

I would say I thrive in a competitive environment.

It's very stressful being the No. 1 player in the world. You're in the limelight a lot. You've got more things to do when you get to tournaments, more things to do off weeks. But I wouldn't change it in any way because this is exactly where I want to be. I want to try and stay here as long as I can while I can because nothing beats this feeling.

I think the stress of being No. 1 in the world is more of a motivating factor for me just because I don't want to lose it.

At Liverpool and England, it's about moving forward and going in the right direction, and you don't want to be left behind by any means.

When you are in the second position and you want to be champions, you are always under pressure.

I think that is when guys are at their best: when you put pressure and have something to work towards and have something to compare yourself to or try to best them, it really does make you better.

It's not like the world No.1 spot is always in my mind.

I always come into these competitions hoping to come away with a gold medal. I won't relax until I have the gold medal around my neck.

I think expectations are a good thing. As a player, you should embrace them and not shy away from them.

I love pressure.

If you stop now and start to realise what you have achieved, then you start to relax, and you start to lose. I don't think about everything I have achieved. I will do it when I retire because then I will have a lot of days to remember.

We all enjoy pushing ourselves to accomplish our objectives. But we don't need stress to get there.

The pressure is always there... I just have got to go out there and enjoy my moment and do my best.

It's very easy when you have someone in front of you that you can chase. You want to be No. 1 but now I feel like I have to play well because everybody looks at you as a best golfer. So that's why I put more pressure on myself.

I'm confident of what I have to achieve in the buildup to London 2012.

Competition gives me energy. It keeps me focused.

I love competing. I love a challenge. I love going in and showing people what I can do, proving to them that I can get this part, that I can give you what you want.

You're playing a game, whether it's Little League or Game 7 of the Word Series. It's impossible to do well unless you're having a good time. People talk about pressure. Yeah, there's pressure. But I just look at it as fun.