Tara Lipinski 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.

As a player you are always made to feel welcome, but at the same time, there is too much pressure.

You have to be able to deal with the pressures that playing for a big club like Hibs brings and it's not for everyone.

There is always a pressure if you play every game and especially when you are representing your country.

In a sportsperson's life, pressure is always there; you have to learn to deal with it.

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.

Tennis is an individual sport, and I am quite a self-conscious person.

I've been in pressure situations before. All my life it's been about pressure and having to get it done. Just because you say it publicly, it does not make me afraid of it or make me shy away from it.

When you're winning, you're a hero. When you're losing, you're a bum... I'm as bad as the fans, believe me. If they only knew how I hate losing and what we go through to try to win.

There's a ton of nerves for every fight I've been in; it doesn't matter if it was my debut.

Every player at a high level faces pressure and must respond, and I am ready for that, too.

To reach the biggest club in the world where there are millions of fans and a lot of pressure was a brutal change.

Just because I have to deal with the stress and pressure and nerves of elite sport every day, it doesn't mean it all comes easily. I have worked hard at the mental side of my game.

I think being world number one and world champion, pressure comes with that.

You have to cope with expectation if you want to play for England.

You grow up always thinking you'd be in pressure situations all the time, and that's why I put pressure on myself in practice, so when those situations come in the game I feel I can be successful.

There was always a lot of pressure - I fought on Channel 5 in my first fight and got two million views - but luckily I'm the kind of person who thrives under pressure. I use it to fuel my performances and training, knowing that all eyes are on me and that there's a lot to live up to. It made me harder, tougher and more determined.

I learned that you're going to be tested in the NFL. There's going to be highs, there's going to be lows. You got to stay poised through it all.

I think when it's a high-stress situation, my tennis definitely takes a big dip.

Competition is normal at a big club, but I've never been worried about it.

I've seen young guys break down in those situations. They're cruising along, playing great, then their minutes get funky and they fall apart. Some of them never recover.

In the beginning, I thought the Federer comparisons were cool, but after a while, I wasn't happy with it. It's not the best thing you can hear as you're trying to develop, as it puts extra pressure on a young kid.

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

I'm fine with pressure. I went to Kentucky, dealt with it all season, playing in front of all the top teams and top crowds.

As a goalkeeper, I'm well aware that any mistake can be magnified by the fans. But it's true that here at Manchester United, there's added pressure.