Tyronn Lue Quotes

I think I'm always nervous, even if I play not on the center court.

When you are in the second position and you want to be champions, you are always under pressure.

Sometimes when you go into the match, you want it so badly. I think sometimes is tricky. It makes you a little bit, like, tense and nervous.

In the last two World Cups, I realised that when you put a lot of pressure on yourself, it does not work.

I feel like it's harder because everyone knows I'm the three-time world champion - it's almost like people are waiting for something bad to happen.

I wanted to prove myself on the pitch, but I didn't have many chances, so it put a lot more pressure on every single game that I played. I found myself in situations where I was so keen to show my qualities, but many times it worked against me and I was punished for being too eager.

Sometimes you don't play well or you don't score, and in those times, the pressure comes from all around you as well as from yourself.

I cannot see a situation when I won't feel pressure to play well and win.

I don't pay any attention to records. I don't want pressure. I just want to get to that line.

Between what I know I can do and want to achieve and what the audience expects, it's a lot of pressure, and it's always adding up.

We need to distinguish between stress and stimulation. Having deadlines, setting goals, and pushing yourself to perform at capacity are stimulating. Stress is when you're anxious, upset, or frustrated, which dramatically reduce your ability to perform.

At this level, you put a lot of pressure on yourself as a player to perform and do well.

I don't think about the trials and the Olympics a lot. If I do, it's just going to stress me out and get me worried.

There is pressure that comes with everything being a big deal. I remember thinking, 'I need to survive the Shins. I don't know what I'm going to do to make a living otherwise, but I really don't want to do the Shins right now.'

'SNL' can be a stressful environment, and I am panicking constantly, but I guess I keep it pretty internal.

There is always a lot of pressure at Chelsea, but we are used to this and have to make sure we keep winning games.

The questions that loom can be intimidating. 'What kind of moves is she gonna make? What is she gonna do?' There is this pressure that you're supposed to keep impressing.

I think at a club like Liverpool you always feel a bit of pressure. You should. But it doesn't bother me.

If I hear about a big match coming up, I'll get anxiety about it, and I'll start thinking about it, like, 'What's gonna happen? Is this my shot?'

I feel like I do my best work under fear of being fired.

You are under some sort of pressure to win any match. It is natural.

I feel the pressure of getting something right.

I think pressure exists in a situation only when you are unsure of your talent and people are expecting a lot from you due to your lineage.

Once you start going out putting expectation levels on yourself, you lose the concept of trying to win the game.

I've always had this crazy thought that I have to win something; otherwise, my career's a complete failure. It's ridiculous. Will a trophy change me as a person? No. Will it make me a better player? No. So what the hell am I worried about?