Edin Dzeko Quotes

Throughout my life, whenever I thought I'm dancing welI, I'm not.

Everybody doubts themselves. Every writer doubts themselves, every artist doubts himself, and every football player does.

In the past, I put too much pressure on myself. I went out there and I tried so hard to get the ball in the hole, I tried so hard to hit the perfect shots.

I'm my own most merciless critic onstage.

What's the worst thing that can happen to a quarterback? He loses his confidence.

If I wasn't so insecure about myself I wouldn't work as hard as I do. I am constantly seeking approval.

I have the worst ear for criticism; even when I have created a stage set I like, I always hear the woman in the back of the dress circle who says she doesn't like blue.

I've always been a bit of a self-doubter. I think a lot of actors are.

I cannot watch my own dailies, ever. I'm my worst critic. It distracts me. I can watch it when it's done, but I'm not the girl that wants to run back and look at the performance.

What's the worst thing that can happen to a quarterback? He loses his confidence.

If any player has a bad game it's there in the back of your mind in the next game. There's always a hangover. It is like a wounded animal in a way, as you want to get out there as quick as possible and rectify it.

Usually when I see myself in a film or on television, there's about a six-month period where I can't look at it because all I'll see are the mistakes. I'm just appalled by the person that I see.

I think it's funny because on 'Glee Project,' there's that added pressure, but with 'Glee,' there's no element of competition. No one's trying to dance better than anyone. But there's that added pressure of, 'So many people are going to watch 'Glee' this week. If I don't nail this dance, I look like an idiot.'

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.

The more success you get, you start to be harder on yourself or more afraid of the looking glass. You have to learn to build a thicker skin because people are paying more attention.

I never really got on my own case about my own acting. I know a lot of other people have, and probably very justifiably. But I don't worry about stuff like that too much.

In Athens I was 17 and I didn't have any expectations. I was just swimming fast and racing everybody. I didn't have the joy after my races in 2007. I didn't want to go to Beijing. I had to for sponsors.

It's a very big mental game, all day leading up to warm-ups. You're not sure if your curveball will break, or will you be able to throw it over the plate? It's all negative thoughts going into the game.

It is very dangerous to have your self-worth riding on your results as an athlete.

Growing up in the entertainment industry, I've had a lot of people tell me I'm not good enough.

If I didn't swim my best, I'd think about it at school, at dinner, with my friends. It would drive me crazy.

When you get to an event like the Olympic Games, you can put too much pressure on yourself.

I play with a fear of letting people down. That's what motivates me.

Right through to the end of the last World Cup game, I still couldn't bear the thought of not being perfect or letting people down.

I don't want to compete. I want to skate for the joy. I get so nervous in competition. I get always sick. I had pressures enough in my life from skating.