Brock Osweiler Quotes

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.

Writing on assignment, with lots of money handed to you before you even began, got very scary for me. My dread of not being perfect, something I got from a childhood surrounded by powerful, successful people, began to infect everything I wrote.

Listen, if you start worrying about the people in the stands, before too long you're up in the stands with them.

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

I'm always looking to the next thing. There are always hurdles, whether it's the White House dinner or hosting charity events or that night's show: Until they're over, I worry, then I move right on to the next thing. It's hard for me to enjoy the moment. I'm just thinking about not failing.

I feel the pressure of getting something right.

There is nothing called pressure. I understand that there is expectation, but if there is any pressure, I don't feel it.

I'm always thinking 'Don't mess this up.'

My performance level has risen - and my anxiety-level has sky-rocketed.

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.

I do feel pressure. I have always been able to surprise people because they didn't know to expect anything from me. And now people are starting to have expectations.

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

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.'

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

Your nerves can get the better of you, especially when it's your first film.

Oftentimes, I feel like the clock is on, and there's money at stake, and you gotta get up there and dance for grandma, and it better be great, and you better get it right.

Pressure makes me produce. Kills most guys. Mortifies 'em.

Everybody has some part of their game that is easily influenced to choke.

When I arrived in Texas in 2001, I felt an enormous amount of pressure. I felt like I had all the weight of the world on top of me, and I needed to perform, and perform at a high level every day.

I don't feel pressure. I do feel like if someone can see me slip up, you know, they would love it because it would complete the family craziness.

I find it difficult to be comfortable with anything for the same reasons that anyone gets nervous about something - because they want it to be good and they don't want to let anyone down.

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.

Ever since I can remember, over-expectation and pressure have been my worst enemies.

You always feel pressure to do your best, and when you know that the story revolves around you, it can become very overwhelming.

I remember, playing in college especially, I cried in almost every game I played. I just felt so much stress and pressure that I was letting everyone down if I didn't score a goal or win the game. I carried that weight with me into every game.