Camilo Villegas Quotes

People often say that stress is a motivator. What we're referring to when we say this is really better described as stimulation and engagement.

I wouldn't use the word 'scared' for my role as Hitchcock, but it was my most insecure. Taking on such a formidable, giant personality such as Hitchcock; he was one of the great geniuses of world cinema. Sheer genius.

I love competing against the best players. I have a huge challenge, and that's to win a U.S. Open and complete the Grand Slam. I enjoy that challenge. Every year it comes around, I get excited to try to conquer that opportunity. I love it.

When you're up for an award at the Oscars, try as you might, it's hard to concentrate on the show.

I'm more nervous about doing this than anything I've ever done before, because it is so prestigious.

I try to play the best I can every time I play. But there's just some folks that seem to draw a little bit of that extra special out of you.

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

Auditioning is the worst.

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.

Men are swayed more by fear than by reverence.

If you go to a game nervous, you make a mistake.

When you play with the best in the world, it is important that you not lose focus. You must be fully focused. Even a minor error could result in a massive defeat.

I love playing under pressure. In fact, if there's no pressure, then I'm not in the perfect zone.

I think nerves stop you from doing things. Make you stop and maybe make you withdraw. Then there's excitement where you can't wait to do it.

Bob Balaban is so perfect that the first movie I did with him, I couldn't talk to him because I was so intimidated by him.

I think pressure is great; it can make the game more exciting and force us to play our best.

There is pretty much nothing more fear-inducing for a Bachelor than finally making it to hometown dates.

In a way getting fired up for these matches is what makes the Premier League the hardest tournament for me. Knowing I can lose and still be in the tournament probably makes me relax too much sometimes.

When people say they aren't nervous, I think they are lying about it. If you are human and you love the game, before any competition you still get those same butterflies in the stomach.

In the past it sometimes took me two or three rounds to get the adrenaline rush.

When I compete, I love a huge crowd, expectation, pressure, and I like to have nerves: the butterflies flying and my hands shaking. This way, I am completely amped, focused, and ready; otherwise, I tend to be to relaxed, content, and don't perform at my maximal potential.

I like fighting people that scare me a little bit. People that scare me seem to motivate me, and when you motivate me, you get the best performance out of me.

Golf really excites me only when the course is difficult and challenging. I love competing. The pressure of competition against fine holes and fine players makes me feel very much alive.

That little white ball is always staring back at you, daring you to make a mistake.

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.