Danny Amendola Quotes

I think I've always been a player who's done better in the second half, who's done better in the fourth quarter. That's the fun time to play, when everything you've worked for the whole game boils down to those last few possessions.

I play better if the matches are tight.

When games get tight in the playoffs, especially in the Finals, there's no space. There's no clean looks.

It is the best feeling in the world to have a close game come down to just a couple of plays and you are able to do it.

Opportunities are running out, and this is the do-or-die situation when the ball is in your hands, and you can either help your team to victory or not. And so I want to be in those situations. I think about them, and almost look forward to them.

You have to have a short memory as a closer.

The margin for error in the Champions League is tiny.

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.

When you're part of a World Cup, it's always now or never.

The hardest thing about kicking a kick at the end of the game or end of the half is not letting your excitement get the best of you.

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.

There's nothing like going into somebody's building in Game 7 and winning.

When I come into a game in the bottom of the ninth, bases loaded, no one out and a one-run lead ... it takes people off my mind.

You will not be able to tell that they are capable of greatness until you provide them with a packed house, a 3-and-2 count and the game is on the line.

When you have an opportunity to help your team in crunch time - as a kicker - that's a dream come true.

In the playoffs, all eyes are on you.

I'm fine with pressure. I went to Kentucky, dealt with it all season, playing in front of all the top teams and top crowds.

Everybody wants to play late, everybody wants to be clutch.

I know how you can feel when you are playing under pressure.

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.

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

The thing I've always liked about the playoffs is the finality of it and knowing there's so much importance on every play.

It is always pressure out there when you are favourite for the match.

I just want to go deep in the playoffs and be put in that situation where I'm locked in and the game and the season is on the line.

I always have to play very aggressive on the court. It's something that's easier said than done.