Hale Irwin Quotes

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

When I go to competitions, I don't have so much confidence that I don't worry or get nervous about the other skaters doing well.

I think people are always nervous for your first game.

When I was younger I used to get really nervous before games, so much so, you are almost throwing up before games.

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.

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

I don't get butterflies. I get a good feeling in my stomach before I compete. When I don't, I get worried.

I don't really play off nerves. I just want to win.

Everyone on the grid gets nervous before a Formula 1 race. It's just how you manage it. It's impossible not to be a bit nervous before a Formula 1 start or even before a World Series start. You have nerves. The thing is, you know how to control them.

I can get really nervous before a race. People will think this is mad, but sometimes I have got to the start line and thought, 'What if I can't do this?' But the minute I sit on the bike, I am like a different person.

It's fine to admit being nervous - after the event. But if you tell people you're uptight before the game, it can be like, 'That guy's got problems. We can't trust him.'

There is no point in getting nervous. I get a few butterflies in my stomach, but it isn't really nerves but things that will help your game.

Yes, I'm the same grumpy Gautam who smiles very less on the field. I go very quiet before going into the match. I guess it works for me, though my team-mates keep telling me it is just a game.

When I go to the press conference before the game, in my mind the game has already started.

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

I don't think about the trials and the Olympics a lot. If I do, it's just going to stress me out and get me worried.

I'm nervous when I play in the Masters or most other tournaments.

I think the biggest thing was that I was putting pressure on myself leading up to Beijing. Now I am learning how to take that pressure off and seeing this as an incredible opportunity, but not like, 'I absolutely have to medal.'

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

People expect you to play your best, so I go through a routine to prepare myself so that I know I'm physically and mentally ready - prepared for the game.

I look at is as one single entity. I dehumanize the audience. This way, I don't get nervous, you know?

I get nervous for any competition. I also get really competitive.

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

Right before I go on stage, I'm absolutely terrified. My mind darts at many directions, but the center of me is going forward into the performance.

As far as the anxiety, I have no idea about it. I don't feel like I have any nervousness out there. I'm just a guy who really cares about being competitive and that's the bottom line.