Andrew Strauss Quotes

We try not to let pressure get into our heads and play the way we usually do.

I've never had a problem with pressure because I believe in my own ability.

That's my gift. I let that negativity roll off me like water off a duck's back. If it's not positive, I didn't hear it. If you can overcome that, fights are easy.

Even with the sun beaming down on me I'm not sweating in my mind. I'm not sweating in my heart or in my career.

I think to be 'tough' means you look relaxed. So you have to be tough to win tournaments. But you don't want to be so tough on yourself.

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

It takes but one positive thought when given a chance to survive and thrive to overpower an entire army of negative thoughts.

I don't put much pressure on myself, because I'm strong mentally.

When things begin to go negative, sometimes we just have to cover our ears and not let such circumstances influence us.

To stay positive, you have to be very strong mentally.

I've always been a guy that, I don't know, just attacks pressure.

I'm not one to bow under immense pressure. I know how to deal with it. As a youth player growing up and playing for England, you deal with it then and get used to it. You just carry on into the bigger stages, and it has become natural to me.

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

For whatever reason, I'm pretty good with pressure. I kinda just flip it over and think of it as positive.

Obviously kicking is very mental and if you do struggle it is a little harder to go out there with confidence, but the good ones, if they miss they can bounce right back and make the next one.

I know how to deal with pressure.

I don't really let the pressure get to me.

I'm a guy that always had positive thoughts in every situation in my life.

I think I was as mentally tough as I've ever been. I felt like I handled the situation both on and off the court extremely well. I felt like I needed to.

You can't control all the crazy stuff that happens to you. All you can control is the way you handle it.

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.

You must not allow yourself to dwell for a single moment on any kind of negative thought.

Tommie Aaron taught me how to have a good attitude, to be easy going and not get uptight.

I'm a very positive thinker, and I think that is what helps me the most in difficult moments.

It's no surprise that optimistic athletes, managers and teams do better. What's interesting is where they do better. It's in coming back from defeat and acting in the clutch.