Stephen Gostkowski Quotes

I just love being involved in the game and the high-pressure situations and it probably brings the best out of me.

When I'm out on the football field, I have so much confidence in what I'm doing.

Been dealing with pressure since I've been playing sports, so that's why I play the position. It's a pressure-packed position and I love it.

I wouldn't be in football if I was nervous. You have to look forward to games.

I don't know anything that builds the will to win better than competitive sports.

As a young athlete, it was first about having fun; then it was about winning.

Winning isn't everything, but playing and competing and striving and going through things can be a lot of fun and really important. As long as you're doing it in a way that's healthy, sports can be an incredible opportunity.

Never played football, but I'm an athlete. I'm a competitor.

I like a little pressure. That's how football goes.

No, I don't get nervous when I play basketball.

I wasn't a cheerleader in high school, but I was the leader of my soccer team.

You grow up always thinking you'd be in pressure situations all the time, and that's why I put pressure on myself in practice, so when those situations come in the game I feel I can be successful.

The thing about hockey for me is I'm really competitive and I like to have fun.

I'm not Ed Reed. I'm Eric Weddle, and you're going to get a great Eric Weddle that does a lot of amazing things on the football field. And there's no pressure; pressure is self-inflicted.

I know what I do, I know I can play football, and I know I can talk about it.

I don't worry about playing basketball; that comes natural. I just want to have fun. David Robinson, Patrick Ewing, Michael Jordan: this is like spring break in the ghetto.

Everyday I walked on to the field I was the best center.

A game of soccer induces more than enjoyment, more than entertainment.

I do play tennis, but I don't really like competition. I'm supposed to be so intense, but I hate competition.

There's nothing like playing. You can coach and you can be around the game, but there is nothing like playing. It's just so much fun.

I hate to play a tournament in which I'm not contending. It's just not any fun for me.

I play in front of 70,000 fans week in and week out, and I may drop the ball in practice, I may run the ball the wrong way, but once it's game time, it's game on.

When I'm out there on the field, I'm in a whole different world, you know? It's like, I'm just having so much fun.

Sports have become increasingly more specialized, but that doesn't mean they shouldn't be fun.

In football, I need full concentration even though I really enjoy it.