Grayson Allen Quotes

Some guys play so straight, and that may be their thing; like, a lot of guys are good playing like that. I can't play like that. I have to flair out. I have to yell. I gotta scream. I gotta talk trash - that's how I get myself going.

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

When I am playing my game, I fear nobody.

I certainly fear no one, and I know I can go out there and match up with the world's best.

Always be confident on the ball and have no fear when going out on the pitch. That is one thing young players need to have in their game to develop and play their best football, so that is what I do.

If you are in the draw, then you cannot be afraid of anyone.

On the court, I'm not afraid of anything. I try to have confidence and have a belief in myself.

I'm more in that Rafa Nadal high-energy high-octane mold out there. I wear that emotion on the court. That's how I play my best tennis. People either like that or not. And I can't change that: that's who I am on a tennis court.

I didn't fear failure. I expected failure.

I played a lot of sports when I was a kid so I get in that ballgame mindset of being really, really respectful, but at same time saying to yourself, 'Don't back down a single inch, hang with these guys if you can.' If they throw it high and tight you have to stand in there, you can't take yourself out of that moment.

I feel like when I play, I play tough. That's the New York in me. That's the street tournaments.

I would never be fearful of any character.

You've got to be confident when you're competing. You've got to be a beast.

I don't walk around with fear. I walk around with strength. I believe in cause and effect.

There's just something about being on stage and being with the people that, once that camera turns on, you find the strength to keep it cool, look good, act like you're not cold, act like you ain't nervous, act like you aren't scared. I think that comes with confidence and practice.

When a performer doesn't get nervous, that is when you have to give up.

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.

I don't work with fear, and I don't work with actors that are fearful.

I'm scared of failure so much more than any of the other girls I compete against that I work so much harder than they possibly could. I'm totally down with spiders and frogs and heights and snakes - everything; I'm cool with it.

Going out to play a game in front of 100,000 spectators doesn't worry me. Nothing to it.

If you're extremely confident, taking a loss doesn't bother you.

I think when the competitions come, I am always ready to go. I don't think I ever have not been.

Fear of failure, what is that? It would never occur to me.

I never turned down any fight. I'm always up for the opportunity.

I don't think there's a man on the earth that can stop me from scoring a basketball.