Eniola Aluko Quotes

It takes a lot of nerves to be a sports entertainer and to be in front of those big crowds.

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

I like being part of the Great Britain setup. I like feeling I'm at a race that is important and the pressure that goes with it.

There is a different sort of edge when you come up against England. Even when it's a friendly game you still get that fear in you that if you get beat it won't be good but if you win it will be the best thing going.

I threw up before every single football game I played, and I did so up through my NFL career. It was good pressure. It was pressure to be good. It was pressure to be the best. It was pressure to want to win.

When your are playing for the national championship, it's not a matter of life or death. It's more important than that.

I enjoyed doing Lipstick, but it scared me. I was very nervous. I couldn't wait for it to be over. It was very real, and I was just a kid.

Cricket is a pressure game, and when it comes to an India-Pakistan match the pressure is doubled.

The most scared I'd ever been was the first time I sang at a rugby match, Australia versus New Zealand, in front of one hundred thousand people. I had a panic attack the night before because people have been booed off and never worked again... just singing one song, the national anthem.

When I was onstage doing the work, adrenaline killed the pain because I never hurt in front of an audience.

I don't have any feeling of accomplishment about anything unless there's a lot of risk to it.

The strongest feelings I experienced were in Davis Cup. It was the most powerful thing: the victories and the losses. It hits you in a distinct way. It's another level of satisfaction - another level of sadness.

Sledging makes things interesting. There are no robots playing. They are humans who want to perform well for the country. So when stakes are so high, emotions will take over. Sometimes sledging gets the best out of you.

I think watching multi-events is much worse than competing. Especially when you have vested interests because you go through the emotional ups and downs.

I can't remember ever racing without any pressure.

When you're part of a World Cup, it's always now or never.

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

Sometimes when people play for their country, I think there is that little bit of fear and pressure.

When I played for the first time against France, I wanted more.

Being out there in a high-pressure situation with a live audience and a live TV camera on you, it brings something out.

I cannot see a situation when I won't feel pressure to play well and win.

Any game in the World Cup is a tough game. The atmosphere brings a lot out of both teams.

I'm not scared of big stadiums. There are other risks in my profession, and I love taking risks.

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.

The first time on stage is such a blur to me. I remember how it felt more than anything. I remember everything about the day before I went on stage - what I ate, the first person I met in the club, how I felt beforehand - but the actual being on stage is a total blur.