Alan Pardew Quotes

To relax in the Premier League is not good.

Everyone in the Premier League feels pressure to get results. It is part of being a footballer.

I would say you feel a lot more pressure at a national tournament than a state tournament. This is more of a fun weekend out with the guys. The national tournament is more business.

It could be Grammy night, Oscar night, whatever - I don't feel the pressure to be there.

It's so nerve-wracking to be on a set. They're the most stressful place in the world, because you're making something permanent, and there are so many people relying on you in a lot of ways.

As it becomes longer at No. 1, I feel more and more pressure. Everybody is trying to grab every piece of me.

When you're shooting, there's terrible pressure, and you never switch off. Every day is like the day before an exam; it's relentless.

Oftentimes, I feel like the clock is on, and there's money at stake, and you gotta get up there and dance for grandma, and it better be great, and you better get it right.

Those auditions - you sit down, and literally the whole time you're there, they scrutinize you, and you know that. But you can't take it personally.

When you're playing for Real Madrid, even when you're playing well, you're under scrutiny.

When I went to Gladbach from Basel in 2012, I put a lot of pressure on myself at first, and it was too heavy. I will not put any pressure on myself at Arsenal, even though the transfer fee was high.

If you can't play under pressure, you shouldn't be at a World Cup.

I perform better under pressure. If I go out there, and I'm not nervous, and I'm too relaxed, I don't like that vibe. I like big matches. I like pressure situations.

People talk about pressure in football, but I don't think pressure should always affect you in a bad way. I love games under pressure.

I had no direct experience of a relegation scrap, but with Wales, I never had the luxury of being allowed to lose games. I was under pressure to win even the friendlies.

That's the beauty of the play-offs, it's the fear of losing that drives you forwards.

There are always distractions in international cricket because that's part of being an international sportsman.

In international cricket you have to thrive on the big stage, you have to deal with the media and the pressure.

It's always pressure in sport. It was a lot of pressure since Day 1 in Orlando, and it's going to be always pressure, but I think those pressures make us better.

I don't like the pressure of TV.

Playing in New York, there's a lot of pressure, but me and some Europeans like the pressure.

When you play a big server, you are under enormous pressure on your own serve because you cannot afford to be broken. That causes a lot of players to panic: you see double faults or tentative serves. It's all in the mind, but it still happens.

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

When you are playing for a top club, when the pressure is on, when scrutiny is everywhere, you need some privacy. You need a place away from public view where people can be open, and, at times, difficult conversations need to be had.

I always had that joy of the game in my eyes everywhere I played, because it was the best thing, but Brescia probably had less pressure. Maybe people might perceive more enjoyment because the pressure was different, but it was the same. I enjoyed the pressure, no problem!