Dale Steyn Quotes

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

What goes through my head when I'm going to take a game-winning shot is ... I better make it. Don't be afraid of the moment.

Sometimes I just get over-excited. I see the pitch and I think, 'I have to get this wicket.' When I am just looking to bowl, I am calm and composed, and most of the time I get it right. The ball lands where I want it to.

At big championships it's not the fastest person, it's the person who gets it right on the day.

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.

The time your game is most vulnerable is when you're ahead; never let up.

Some of the best cricketers in the world were very quiet on the field but came across in a way that made it very hard to sledge them. It went in one ear and out the other.

It pumps me up - the whole idea of the bowler marking his run-up, popping at the crease, the crowd chanting, nerves building up. It's a very good feeling. Right from the first ball, I know I have to be at the top of my game.

This is football, and one cannot be distracted at any moment because the opposition can put you in difficulty and compromise a result.

I would like to fight as hard as I possibly can in each and every game and win or lose, leave it at that, and move forward. I know in my heart that that is the mindset I need to be a successful and happy athlete.

As kickers, it's all about being able to block out the crowd noise, being able to block out certain aspects of the game, and just do your job no matter what the circumstances are.

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

I try to treat every kick the same and I want to make every kick, let alone the kick at the end of the game.

A lot of guys, when the ball is coming, sit there and look at the clock; then it makes you rush your shot.

I want it every game at the end. If you know anything about me, I want the ball at the end. I don't mind taking the shot.

Every game's a big game.

Once you start going out putting expectation levels on yourself, you lose the concept of trying to win the game.

It's those moments when everything is on the line, and someone needs to show up in a big moment. I prepare my mind and I prepare my body to be ready for those moments. And I think it's just what I do. I live for those moments.

In the end, success in a shoot-out is being able to perform a particular skill under pressure.

It's in that moment - when millions of fans are holding their breath as the football hurtles towards me at 80 mph, and all I have is within 0.42 seconds to react - that I need to feel mentally and physically prepared.

I should not think that I have to win every match and what others will think; that will create extra pressure. I just have to give best on court.

In international sport you get distractions all the time, but at the end of the day that shouldn't affect how you deliver a ball or how you hit a ball.

I am not a big supporter of sledging or insults that are hurled at you. But I don't mind if a bowler glares or stares at the batsmen. During my career, I have faced these situations numerous times.

You think of Brady, you think of Rodgers, Roethliseber, Eli Manning. They're icemen. They have no feelings - none. They're able to concentrate on a snap-by-snap basis.

I like pressure. Pressure is good.