Gretchen Bleiler Quotes

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

It did not matter whether it was preseason, regular season, my first playoff game, or the Super Bowl, I was nervous. And all that meant was that it always mattered to me. Anytime I was putting myself on a line, it didn't matter what it was, it was okay to be nervous because it was important to me. It was important to do my job well.

Nerves can happen to even the best of us. It's not easy to compete.

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.

Under the lights, there's a lot of pressure, my first big show. The mental pressure drained me out a bit. I was fit and healthy, but I was thinking, 'Why am I tired?' There are so many things that go on in there.

Any fight I feel pressure, just the same as the last one, the next one will be just as important.

Performing was terrifying.

The whole competition thing disturbs me. Not that I wasn't a part of it when I first started.

Being nervous is not something you should be ashamed of. Nervous means you care, you really want to do well.

I can't recall too much about pitching, but I do remember that I was anxious to get it over with. I just wanted to get that first game over with and go from there.

My performance level has risen - and my anxiety-level has sky-rocketed.

I've been in a talent show, yeah. They are terrifying. The most nerve-wracking experience of your life, I'd say.

Showing your movie to an audience... it's like your kid doing a piano recital. 'Just let it not fail. Please.'

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

Before every performance, I think I am about to keel over.

I don't want to compete. I want to skate for the joy. I get so nervous in competition. I get always sick. I had pressures enough in my life from skating.

The first game is always the most difficult, for the nerves you have before you begin to play.

Pressure makes me produce. Kills most guys. Mortifies 'em.

My experience for myself as a performer is not one of high expectations.

You'd think after 100 shows you'd be used to this, but it's not true for me. It always feels like the first show.

I think I'm always nervous, even if I play not on the center court.

I think people are always nervous for your first game.

The pressure was huge going into London, definitely.

We know what it's like to audition as kids and how nerve-racking it is.

The fear of failing... not quite the fear of failing, but the uncertainty of whether you are going to perform or not, is there every single game I have played in my life. It will always be there.