Adrian Lewis Quotes

I perform better under pressure. If I go out there, and I'm not nervous, and I'm too relaxed, I don't like that vibe. I like big matches. I like pressure situations.

When I was playing Jimmy White in those finals, I could tell when he was under pressure.

I think when you compete every week, when you play under pressure daily, you find your rituals to be 100 percent focused on what you're doing.

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

It doesn't matter the way you're playing, especially the beginning of a grand slam. It doesn't change anything.

If you can't play under pressure, you shouldn't be at a World Cup.

People talk about pressure in football, but I don't think pressure should always affect you in a bad way. I love games under pressure.

My favorite goals are the ones when there's so much pressure. I focus more when the game is on the line.

When I was playing football, I always felt in complete control. When I play golf and come under pressure, it's a completely different ball game.

When there's an important tournament going on, I try and stay in a bubble. It's easy that way because then you don't have to worry about anything else.

When I'm playing my best, like I was at the U.S. Open, I feel on top of the match and able to do exactly what I want. There are other times when you're not in control, but that is tennis and you have momentum changes in every single match.

At big championships it's not the fastest person, it's the person who gets it right on the day.

To play in atmospheres that are intense is when I play my best football.

As a player you always feel the pressure and as a team you are always trying to make sure the opposition are under it.

I think preparing every week like it's the most important game in the world makes things a little easier once you get in situations where a lot more people are watching and it might be a lot more important for people outside of the building.

The pressure of the World Series and the playoffs, it gets to you. But I hope I feel like that every year. Because hopefully we're playing into November every year.

In a moment, or type of pressure, you just go out, and I play like I always do. Because it's a big moment, I'm not going to shy away and not show my talents. I'll show what I can do and show it every game.

My job is to win the game each and every week and that's what I want to do, and that's all I'm worried about.

Fight night, I have to go out there and perform. I have to go out there and do what I've been trained to do. It has to come my way. I have to go out there and take it.

Clearly finals are one-off games and they always depend on starting well in order to impose yourself on the game.

There was always a lot of pressure - I fought on Channel 5 in my first fight and got two million views - but luckily I'm the kind of person who thrives under pressure. I use it to fuel my performances and training, knowing that all eyes are on me and that there's a lot to live up to. It made me harder, tougher and more determined.

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

It could be very costly if you don't have a clear mind during a tournament.

I'm accustomed to pressure. It's what we, as players, live. If you don't want pressure, then football is not for you.

I play better if the matches are tight.