Paula Creamer Quotes

I'm not normally content with what I do unless I win.

I don't like to participate at anything and not finish first.

I am not one of those who think that coming in second or third is winning.

I want to win at everything. I usually don't like things that I'm not good at, but it doesn't mean I don't want to win at them.

I'm pretty demanding with myself and my work, and I always put a lot of pressure on myself. I try to do the best job I can every time.

A lot of times, in the beginning of my career, I put pressure on myself just because I wanted to perform so well. I just wanted to be perfect.

It is my nature to strive to do my best. This does tend to take a toll on you.

It annoys me a little when people try to be positive when I don't play my best. I play to win. I'm like that. I'm like any other player. I'm never happy.

I expect to win. I've never been content with anything I've ever done.

When I try to be perfect, it makes me not have fun.

Definitely, it's a fear of failure that drives me.

In playing or managing, the game of ball is only fun for me when I'm out in front and winning. I don't give a hill of beans for the rest of the game.

I'm a junkie for exhaustion, and I'm a junkie for setting up my expectations too high and then trying to meet them.

When I grew up, the idea that I had to be the best at everything I do was put in my head by my mother. This is just how I am. I'm not just here participating.

I can be very hard on myself, very demanding.

I've always been hard on myself, so I expect so much out of myself that that pressure can be inspiring at time.

The bigger the crowd, the more likely I'll do whatever it takes to win.

I love to have the pressure of having to win every game, love the pressure of keeping clean sheets every game, no matter if we're 5-0 or 6-0 up.

I take every rep personally. If somebody beats me, I'm going to take that personally.

I used to focus so much on winning. I used to be such a perfectionist.

I am very hard on myself. I know the slightest loss of concentration, the slightest mistake will be punished. I try to limit it as much as possible.

I think I was born with that desire to win and attention to detail.

I never compete to take part but to finish first.

Always, you have these objectives when you are young. You think you can be the best, and that's what I have to be because, if not, I'm not playing football.

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