Brent Musburger Quotes

There's nothing like wrestling in front of people you know.

Acting is really about having the courage to fail in front of people.

Fame... it's been a challenge, let's put it that way. It's a privilege and a responsibility, and I'm not sure I carried the responsibility well at times, which is embarrassing. And I've had to look and be disappointed in myself occasionally for how I behaved in some circumstances.

Most people have fallen by the wayside once or twice in their lives, and because the world is so transparent now, I think they're very fearful of running for office.

In the playoffs, the best players are supposed to play better. I did. It made no difference.

Standing by myself, just having everybody looking at me the entire time, is not my idea of a good time.

Watching films I'm in is always a bit odd, especially when I'm watching them for the first time with other people. It's hard not to see my faults.

You get nit-picked in the media. Stats are always up saying he doesn't drive it straight enough or hit enough greens or whatever it is. Then you have to perform, because if you don't perform, then you're off the Tour.

You have a bad day at the office, four people know. You suck in a movie, everyone knows.

There's no private side to acting, which some people find hard. I've drawn inspiration from athletes. They manage to be themselves under the pressure of public scrutiny, and they have it much harder - they have to perform with people yelling at them.

If you make a mistake, people are going to know about it really fast - and I was making a ton of them when I was a kid.

My weakness is hitting it straight under pressure.

Yes, there are moments when it's frustrating where you can't put the ball where you want it and you make mistakes.

We all have things we're ashamed of.

Everybody had a bad day. It's possible to have two bad days in a row. And in this sport, it's so unforgiving.

If I screw up then everyone's paying attention and I'll hear about it.

If I'd been in a school play, I'd probably have sneezed and messed everything up.

In a sport like baseball, you strike out or get embarrassed, you turn the page.

I played football because I loved the game - but I didn't enjoy the focus on not making mistakes and the culture being essentially one of blame and a little fear.

I don't have the look of a golfer. Do I look like a rock star? I didn't make it playing guitar so I started playing golf!

I broke my wrist on TV trying to do a one-armed push-up. A lot of people delight in pointing this out to me.

When you are 17, you don't know what pressure is, because you play with the best team in big stadiums with big players. But when I look back now, it's difficult for a 17-year-old to get by and deal with the whole situation.

On a real course, I'd probably want to throw my club in the water if I hit a duff shot. I'll give golf a miss - it's definitely not my sport.

I've always said throwing a club shows you care.

Growing up, I was often put under a lot of pressure. Being an athlete, I've been dealing with pressure for a long time.