Roger Federer Quotes

The pressure was huge going into London, definitely.

When I was in Vojvodina, it is not possible to describe. If you play one bad ball, one little mistake, they are, 'Oh, what is that?' Then, some players, they are afraid to take responsibility. They don't feel well, you know; you don't have freedom to show yourself.

Losing is the bane and bugbear of every professional athlete's existence, but in baseball the monster seems to hang closer than in other sports, its chilly claws and foul breath palpable around the neck hairs of the infielder bending for his crosshand scoop or the reliever slipping his first two fingers off-center on the ball seams before delivering his two-and-two cut fastball.

I know there's a lot of pressure, but I'm just going to go out and play my game.

I was always surrounded by expectation from the very first race I ran as a 5-year-old.

Before I pitch any game, from spring training to Game 7 of the World Series, I'm scared to death.

Winning a Grand Slam changes everything. There is so much off-court stuff to deal with. And there are expectations of keeping it going that make it tough.

There is such a hype and a big build up to me, and it's very hard to meet those expectations. That's been a big stress in my life.

Pressure makes me produce. Kills most guys. Mortifies 'em.

If you're the star of a show, the next one has to be as good or better, and if you're doing a series, if anything goes wrong, it's your fault. There's nobody else to blame.

There is always a lot of pressure at Chelsea, but we are used to this and have to make sure we keep winning games.

No matter how angry people on the outside were when you don't perform well, a coach is 10 times what anyone else is feeling. Nothing digs at you more. But that's part of our business.

I think I'm always nervous, even if I play not on the center court.

I would like to not lose the first set all the time and not get hit off the court.

It's not only about a game and tennis, but it's more about the mental things sometimes.

With United the spotlight is always on and there's always going to be that pressure, no matter what the game is.

In the last two World Cups, I realised that when you put a lot of pressure on yourself, it does not work.

Trust me: it's no fun where we're on the fourth set, or you've got to serve second serve on a break point down.

I get quite stroppy if I lose - but I've developed skills with a mind coach to help deal with the highs and lows of tennis at this level.

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

Playing in attack is difficult. You are under scrutiny, and you have to be able to deal with that.

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

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

Everybody expects you to play well, and when you don't have the results, that's tough.

There were so many emotions on 'Idol' with nervousness and pressure, but in good ways.