Mustafa Ali Quotes

I get nervous as hell when it's time for the songs to come out.

I think I'm always nervous, even if I play not on the center court.

Sometimes when you go into the match, you want it so badly. I think sometimes is tricky. It makes you a little bit, like, tense and nervous.

Before normal games I was always relaxed. But at the World Cup for Italy my heartbeat was always going a lot quicker.

Every match that I have, I always feel like I'm more nervous than the last one.

Any match you face, you know, you can be nervous.

I get nervous before every single game, but I think it's a good sign. It means I care and want it to go as well as it possibly can.

Words can't describe how one would feel in that moment after doing a test for something you really want but in your heart you don't think you have a chance of getting.

Auditioning is the worst.

I think it's one of the main negative emotional ingredients that fuels show business, because there's so much at stake and the fear of failure looms large.

At this level, you put a lot of pressure on yourself as a player to perform and do well.

Before I pitch any game, from spring training to Game 7 of the World Series, I'm scared to death.

I get nervous when I don't get nervous. If I'm nervous I know I'm going to have a good show.

If you go to a game nervous, you make a mistake.

A lot of guys who have never choked have never been in the position to do so.

The first game is always the most difficult, for the nerves you have before you begin to play.

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.

For some reason, when I get to the 200m, I'm always a little bit nervous.

The pressure was huge going into London, definitely.

For my TakeOver matches, I was always just a huge mess, a huge ball of nerves.

In the last two World Cups, I realised that when you put a lot of pressure on yourself, it does not work.

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.

I perform better under pressure. If I go out there, and I'm not nervous, and I'm too relaxed, I don't like that vibe. I like big matches. I like pressure situations.

I wanted to prove myself on the pitch, but I didn't have many chances, so it put a lot more pressure on every single game that I played. I found myself in situations where I was so keen to show my qualities, but many times it worked against me and I was punished for being too eager.

I don't like sitting on the bench because I get more nervous there than when I am playing!