Judd Trump Quotes

Growing up, I was often put under a lot of pressure. Being an athlete, I've been dealing with pressure for a long time.

My senior year was crazy. We were defending champions, we were on national TV just about every weekend, and we were winning. Teams always brought their best when they went up against us, and we always matched it.

From a very young age people have been touting me as a world champion. So it can be tough, playing in the spotlight and people expecting big things from you all the time.

My ultimate dream is just to become world champion, and not only once. So that's my dream, and it doesn't matter with which team it is.

Two-time world champion - that's my goal.

Of course there are moments that you wonder how long you should be doing it because there are other aspects which are not nice, of this lifestyle. But I just love winning.

What I went through in 1976, it's the same today: It's about all the pressure that you feel, the anxiety, the family, and everything that surrounds the Games, and then getting there knowing this is your big chance, and you're able to come through. It's such a satisfying thing.

Winning a Grand Slam changes everything. There is so much off-court stuff to deal with. And there are expectations of keeping it going that make it tough.

I remember winning the first time, you know, suddenly everybody expects, well, okay, now he should win every time he tees it up, win six tournaments.

Since I became a favorite in every race, it's just another burden that I have to bear.

I've been fortunate Daytona is a place I've run better than anywhere else, and that's a big race. Maybe it has to do with attention and pressure and the drive to do well when a lot of people are watching.

If you don't play well, you have a bad game or a nightmare you know that the amount of coverage is worldwide.

I've played for Real Madrid, where the pressure is so huge because you have to go and really win absolutely every game.

I'm only as good as my next appearance and my next match.

According to me, every actor is struggling in the industry. Someone is trying to live up to their father's name, or someone is trying hard to retain the number one position.

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

I've experienced it with Chelsea Women: it can be very hard at the top for long periods of time, fighting just to stay in the same position and to preserve an unbeaten run that will always come to an end.

Goals? I've achieved the main ones of winning the World Championship and being world number one.

When you're in the second set and you start thinking I have to win this and get it over, the pressure to finish quickly can get to you.

If you want to be a big player and play for a big club, you have to deal with the pressure.

From a young age, people have been touting me as a future world champion and it's nice to get that out of the way.

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

Being a fighter is no joke. Year in and year out. Especially as a world champion. All eyes are on you, and you can't go where you want, eat what you want.

Maybe being number one has got to me, because from there you can only go down.

When shots are going for six and you're playing well, everyone is trying to big you up. Mis=hit one, get out, all the negative people come out.