Katherine Jenkins Quotes

Life does not measure up to performing... Performing is perfect.

We're taught at such a young age that you can always be better and that you're never perfect and that you're never good enough.

I don't think any player lives up to his potential, because people out there put you so high on a pedestal, you'll never be as good as they expect.

I never really felt like a rock singer or a rock star or whatever.

It's always been my dream to look like Mariah Carey in my photos with a microphone. I don't know how she does it. When she sings, she looks perfect.

I'm such a perfectionist and I want to do everything right, kick every goal, do everything perfectly, but that is not reality.

Wicketkeeping is a lot like umpiring, as it's a thankless job. People only remember you for your mistakes. You try and do your best everyday, but you won't be at your best every single day.

Because I am Olympic champion, everyone assumes I am this perfect athlete who should never lose. Every time I step in the ring, I am expected to win.

You'll go down a dark road if you just dwell on every time you screw up. We play a very fickle position. If I make nine kicks out of 10, people are going to talk about the one I missed.

You can be as good as you want with your feet, but when you're making mistakes, the opinions will change immediately.

I had Ibra at Milan, who every day would get angry about a misplaced pass, and I told him that if everyone was as talented as him, there would be no problems.

Regardless of what I do, no matter how good it is, it's never, in my mind, 'flawless.'

You had to get everything exactly right or the editors would give you hell.

The price of being the best is having to be the best.

When you do things wrong, even a couple of mistakes, the press has the right to criticise. Much more so when you're a goalkeeper - who remain in the spotlight forever.

When shots are going for six and you're playing well, everyone is trying to big you up. Mis=hit one, get out, all the negative people come out.

I am very hard on myself. I know the slightest loss of concentration, the slightest mistake will be punished. I try to limit it as much as possible.

When things go well, the quarterback is the one who sees all the attention. When things go wrong, they are the ones who get criticized the most.

When you're in one of the biggest media markets and you have a good team and you're predicted to do well, if you struggle at any point, they're going to come after you. Even when you're playing well, you're not winning by enough.

I always say we're chasing perfection in an imperfect game.

Playing in attack is difficult. You are under scrutiny, and you have to be able to deal with that.

I think our live shows dispelled any misconceptions people had about us. When you come see us live, you know we're anything but a boy band.

If I was doing something that I really, really enjoyed I want to be perfect at it and not make mistakes and do everything right. And when inevitably I made mistakes, because that's what humans do, I would get very angry, very disappointed, very discouraged.

But Liverpool is a big club, and expectations are high, so it is normal that you are going to be criticised.

In Austria, everything is my fault when we lose. Whatever I do it's not enough.