Patrick Reed Quotes

I don't feel pressure going into games.

Sometimes in the past when I played something might make me lose focus, or I would go home after a game where I thought I could have played better and I would let it hang over my head for a long time when it shouldn't.

A lot of times, in the beginning of my career, I put pressure on myself just because I wanted to perform so well. I just wanted to be perfect.

I play with a fear of letting people down. That's what motivates me.

I think if I was less exigent with myself, maybe I would be more productive, because I would put less pressure on my shoulders.

I can just remember what I have seen, and then I often think about how I do well throughout the match, and then, if I miss one chance, everyone talks about the miss. Only that.

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

Anyway, when I get sorta tense and start thinking about every shot, that's when my game falls apart.

Honestly, with stats and things like that, I try not to think about them. I just find that the more you think about goals and assists - what you need to do and accomplish - the more you tend to fall short. When you hope for something and you want something, it comes to you.

I think anytime you put the weight of the world on yourself saying, 'I have to perform,' or, 'I have to get a completion. I have to throw a touchdown,' nine times out of 10, I think you're going to fail.

I just can't stomach playing poorly. More than anything, I hate not getting the most out of my game.

I'm the kind of person who, if I can't get something right, I get quite frustrated with myself.

I want to be good all the time, so I feel anxious. But if you weren't like that, you'd be dead, wouldn't you? If you went out happy down the road, la la la. I've never been like that. I don't want to be.

When I got to match point in the final I was afraid I'd be a little nervous, but I just said, You have to stay focused, just think about what you have to do.

When people come to me and tell me I was terrific in this or that, I do not want to fall flat on my face the next time. But, tough, I have fallen flat before. You just get up and dust yourself off.

I used to be tense or nervous before heats. But I've learned to get rid of the negative stuff and just stay relaxed and positive - and it seems to be working for me.

Because winning a gold medal had been a dream of mine since a young age, I needed to empty my mind during the preparation for the Olympics by telling myself that it would be OK not to win a gold medal.

My parents think I'm better under pressure.

If I didn't swim my best, I'd think about it at school, at dinner, with my friends. It would drive me crazy.

I don't think I will be less good because there's less pressure on me.

Right through to the end of the last World Cup game, I still couldn't bear the thought of not being perfect or letting people down.

I have to play everything just perfectly. I can't take less of myself. I'm strong. I'm prepared.

I've got a lot of weaknesses. One of them is that I often get scared and tense when I'm working - and fear is one of the big threats to any good performance, because it closes you down and makes it harder for you to produce life in front of the camera.

You can't put pressure on yourself. You've just got to go out and play.

It's often out of my own insecurity. If I'm picky, it's for that reason. I want to be able to bring my best to the table. So if I'm not connecting to something, then I'm not gonna hold up my end of the bargain, and that's really embarrassing.