Yoenis Cespedes Quotes

I lay in my dressing room after being in make-up waiting to go on. They knew I was feeling pretty rotten and they tried to give me time to rest. But I couldn't sleep. I couldn't do anything.

I push every day against forces that say you have to go faster, be more effective, be more productive, you have to constantly outdo yourself, you have to constantly outdo your neighbor - all of the stuff that creates an incredibly productive society, but also a very neurotic one.

When I face the media, maybe I don't feel it now, here with you, because it's a different sort of interview, but when I face the media before or after the game, I feel it as part of the game.

If I have a gig in the evening, I get 'the doom' at about 5 P.M., when I think I'm getting flu.

If you have stage fright, it never goes away. But then I wonder: is the key to that magical performance because of the fear?

I could never just play in a pub in front of four people because I would have had all the press turn up. That way, you don't get to build up naturally. It makes the work feel unnatural, and puts a lot of unnatural pressure on you.

I know really, really famous people who are terrified every time they walk on to a stage.

Auditioning is so nerve-racking.

If you go to a game nervous, you make a mistake.

If you think about racing too much you may just lose it a little bit.

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.

The first game is always the most difficult, for the nerves you have before you begin to play.

Yes, gymnasts aim for perfection, but I never thought about the score. If that's what's in your mind, it will probably mess you up.

When I go to competitions, I don't have so much confidence that I don't worry or get nervous about the other skaters doing well.

I think I'm always nervous, even if I play not on the center court.

I think people are always nervous for your first game.

If you've got the best record, you're going to be the favourite. So you've got to play as the favourite with a bullseye on your back.

I don't know why, but I don't really get too nervous before games or practices or whatever.

I've always felt that the more prepared I am, the more confident I would be within the telecast.

My preparation doesn't change from being a backup to a starter.

Sometimes when you go into the match, you want it so badly. I think sometimes is tricky. It makes you a little bit, like, tense and nervous.

Every match that I have, I always feel like I'm more nervous than the last one.

In the last two World Cups, I realised that when you put a lot of pressure on yourself, it does not work.

When I was in Vojvodina, it is not possible to describe. If you play one bad ball, one little mistake, they are, 'Oh, what is that?' Then, some players, they are afraid to take responsibility. They don't feel well, you know; you don't have freedom to show yourself.

The fear of failing... not quite the fear of failing, but the uncertainty of whether you are going to perform or not, is there every single game I have played in my life. It will always be there.