Shayna Baszler Quotes

Competition can be the most nerve-racking experience. Some people just thrive on it.

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.

I love playing under pressure. In fact, if there's no pressure, then I'm not in the perfect zone.

Acting was a lot like football. When you're a DB and you're one on one with a receiver, you're going to dance. It's go-time in front of 100,000 people and everybody watching on TV. That's exactly how it is when a director says 'Action!' It's the same adrenaline rush, the same training process. I love it.

Even if we're in fifth place in September, I get butterflies before a game. I'm nervous.

The best thing is to go into an opposing arena, and 15,000 people are focusing on you. That's the best feeling.

That is why I can never walk away from wrestling because there's this moment - the bell rings and everything slips away. The path, the future. There's nothing but that moment right in front of you where the intensity is high, the risk and reward are high, and you have to enter into a mental state that doesn't allow for hesitation.

Before normal games I was always relaxed. But at the World Cup for Italy my heartbeat was always going a lot quicker.

I competed at 'WrestleMania 33,' and I'm telling you, leading up to what should have been the biggest moment of my life, I couldn't find an ounce of joy.

I've always thrived under the pressure of the big games. I enjoy that, and there's nothing I get afraid about.

I am extremely nervous before anything. People who say they aren't nervous are telling a white lie. Nerves get you going, as you are playing for so much at the highest level.

Being in a Grand Slam, doesn't matter what you did before, it's always nervous and excitement.

It is pretty daunting - the Cell has been responsible for some amazing matches, but it can also lead to some pretty real injuries, so that plays into your mind.

I'm always nervous. If I wasn't nervous, it would be weird. I get the same feeling at all the big races. It's part of the routine, and I accept it. It means I'm there and I'm ready.

Of course you're nervous going into a final.

At the end of the competition, I played the Liszt concerto and I felt my head was on the block. Well, I won.

The biggest thing was just getting comfortable out there in front of all the people and just the whole major setting and how difficult major championships are, how patient... you have to be.

I do miss competing, being out there - the atmosphere, I do miss it.

Before I pitch any game, from spring training to Game 7 of the World Series, I'm scared to death.

I always got nervous the nights we played in the World Series. First pitch, I was nervous. Then after that, forget it; I'd start playing.

There's always pressure playing in the NHL. You want to play your best game every game. Expectations are always gonna be there; it's just important that you know how to handle expectations.

The only reason I don't like playing in the World Series is I can't watch myself play.

I'm not saying I look cool, but every single time I go onstage, it is a fail if I don't feel like I'm going to pass out at least twice.

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.

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