Masai Ujiri Quotes

To be a champion, you have to learn to handle stress and pressure. But if you've prepared mentally and physically, you don't have to worry.

I don't have phobias. I'm pretty laid back. Nothing really bothers me. I can handle things pretty well.

All the questions, all the speculation, No. 2 driver and so on, it doesn't get to me. It doesn't matter.

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.

I used to be tense or nervous before heats. But I've learned to get rid of the negative stuff and just stay relaxed and positive - and it seems to be working for me.

I still take it seriously, but once I go out there I think I've got more relaxed and I think it shows.

I'm one that doesn't let the pressure or any of the outside kind of scrutiny, all those things, really get to me.

I don't go crazy when I don't have my best game and say: 'Oof, I've lost my chance, I'm not going to play again.'

I take life easy, not questioning every time the going gets tough.

I don't really think about the degree of difficulty or the possibility of making a mistake. I just try to relax and let my preparation and training take over.

I've been through several situations in my career and nothing bothers me.

I've always been pretty levelheaded. In show business, you need to have a certain internal stability.

I never sweat about work. I just assume work's coming.

I don't really get shaken very much. People could heckle me, a spotlight could go out, I could forget a lyric... I'm not operating on somebody's brain, you know what I mean? So I just think it's all funny.

I can't begin to describe the amount of crap I've taken for being a lousy free-throw shooter.

The more relaxed you can get, the better you'll do.

There's always pressure playing in the NHL. You want to play your best game every game. Expectations are always gonna be there; it's just important that you know how to handle expectations.

No, nothing really upsets me.

I always want to give my best and do the best I can. I know when I have sung my best and when I haven't. There can be stresses and hassles with time travel and press attention. I just have to adapt and find a way of dealing with it.

I don't get nervous in any situation. There's no such thing as nerves when you're playing games.

People think I am the crazy person on stage, but I know how to relax.

I don't have dry seasons, because I don't allow them.

I've been in pressure situations before. All my life it's been about pressure and having to get it done. Just because you say it publicly, it does not make me afraid of it or make me shy away from it.

Mistakes and pressure are inevitable; the secret to getting past them is to stay calm.

You know, I feel as comfortable in an uncomfortable situation as I do when things are going smoothly.