James Haskell Quotes

When I play in a tournament, sometimes I'm feeling tired and don't want to play in the tournament. I don't want to lose.

I played with a lot of great players before. They're all the same. They take a lot of responsibility for their own play, put a lot of pressure on themselves to perform and to play well.

You just don't have the time to worry about what others are doing. You just want to take care of your own business. You are focused on that tee shot on the 10th tee and making it to the finish line. It's one of the most stressful moments in professional golf, but you have worked so hard to get to that point, that it really is fun.

I used to have tears in my eyes on the way to practice because I was so focused. For me, track and field was serious business. I didn't have any friends. I was very isolated and very focused.

There's a great thing about amateur sport: it is purer. And the athletes are not open to so much pressure with amateur sport.

Especially when it comes to the Finals and playoffs, your team needs you mentally and physically.

I always played my best when I respected my opponent and was a little scared of them because they could beat me. Every game I played in college, that was the case.

The season is long. You go through aches and pains with your brothers. When it's on the line, you just want to give them - you know, you want to perform. You want to give them a shot to win the game.

Whenever something in the system changes, you have to prove yourself again. But wherever you go, you have to prove that you're better than whoever else is on the team. At a team like Arsenal, that's always going to be hard so I always have to be on it in training and matches.

When you're playing to get into the playoffs, your contract is the last thing on your mind.

That's the competitive nature in me. Just wanting to be the best and wanting to do everything I have to in order for this team to make it that far. You put pressure on your shoulders.

Every time I go on to the court, people expect me to get a medal. It is tough, and I can't win always, but I still have to go out there and give my best.

Winning has become too important in all sports, with too many commercial rewards.

Auditioning is like boxing: It keeps me hungry and intense, whether I get the part or not.

I'm always trying to win my place back in the national team.

You can sit and imagine what it is like to go into a hostile stadium, or what it's like to play for the AFC championship, but you never know until you do it.

Olympic athletes are a different breed. We're not dealing with million-dollar contracts. We don't do the sport for those deals. We do the sport because we love the challenge, the battle. We love to be an American.

I have something to prove every year.

You're not just playing for yourself but for your country, and that's nerve-wracking. It makes you work harder.

I have to keep performing well for club and country. That's what I always want to do. If I do that, then that extra media attention comes towards me.

You're not going to please everyone, but then, it's not about pleasing people: it's about winning rugby games.

There is a lot of extra responsibility on you as a player from the academy. You're expected to play and act as a signing, which is pressure, but in a way it pushes you to get a better performance out of yourself.

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

I don't know where I'm rated. I don't pay attention to that. I'm really so just all into my craft. It's not a contest. I try to play the best.

You have to try and do everything to show your best qualities; otherwise, you will not be here anymore.