Carlos Sainz Jr. Quotes

I don't show tension and nervousness, but I know how fast my heartbeat races before a race.

I can get really nervous before a race. People will think this is mad, but sometimes I have got to the start line and thought, 'What if I can't do this?' But the minute I sit on the bike, I am like a different person.

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.

I go through insanity before a show. It's not really a process but it's like absolute mortal fear.

If you're not just a little bit nervous before a match, you probably don't have the expectations of yourself that you should have.

I get nervous for any competition. I also get really competitive.

When I got on stage, I would have a rush of adrenaline; everybody gets it. Normally after the first night it becomes more controllable, and as long as I could ride the wave, I was still in charge.

I get nervous playing the Opry still. You take that nervous energy and channel it into being amped.

When I go to competitions, I don't have so much confidence that I don't worry or get nervous about the other skaters doing well.

I can't remember ever racing without any pressure.

Whenever you give a shot, the nervous energy in your stomach is the key to that emotional breakdown, that kick that is needed to perform.

I tap my fingers and cheekbones before going on stage to calm down. But nerves are necessary; if you ever lose them, it's a bad sign.

I am extremely nervous before anything. People who say they aren't nervous are telling a white lie. Nerves get you going, as you are playing for so much at the highest level.

Any match you face, you know, you can be nervous.

There is no point making ourselves nervous before a match.

Having nerves and feeling the pressure just gets you focused and gets your concentration level where it needs to be. I harness that nervous energy into a positive way.

I still suffer terribly from stage fright. I get sick with fear. Not every night, but at the beginning and on occasion - not necessarily when I'm expecting it. You just have to cope with it - take it on the chin and work through it, trying to use the adrenalin to perform.

The last thing, and the only one that you cannot physically train for, is the psychological preparation.

I get way more nervous playing golf in front of 500 people than being on stage in front of 20,000 people.

People think I look odd onstage. But the way I deal with being incredibly nervous is by concentrating really hard.

I normally feel relief that I didn't die onstage or forget all my lines. Then I start remembering that I have to do it again sometime, and it'll probably not go as well.

I get extremely nervous before performances. I pray and try to look at it as, 'I'll go out there and have fun,' but it's very nerve-wracking for me. I don't think that will ever change.

You get yourself prepared for a big game, you get yourself up for it. Then afterwards you don't sleep or eat properly.

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

Tiger Woods, Larry Bird, Wayne Gretzky, a pitcher just before a game, I would imagine they all have nervous energy. But as you perform, the nervous energy dissipates and you start to relax and you start to do what you do best.