Dimitar Berbatov Quotes

I think anytime you put the weight of the world on yourself saying, 'I have to perform,' or, 'I have to get a completion. I have to throw a touchdown,' nine times out of 10, I think you're going to fail.

I'm always thinking 'Don't mess this up.'

When you blow an audition that you have a lot of importance on, it haunts you for years.

Pressure is self-doubt when you're unprepared.

Ever since I can remember, over-expectation and pressure have been my worst enemies.

After you win, people expect you to always play so good. When that doesn't happen, it's hard to deal with.

I think pressure exists in a situation only when you are unsure of your talent and people are expecting a lot from you due to your lineage.

I wanted to prove myself on the pitch, but I didn't have many chances, so it put a lot more pressure on every single game that I played. I found myself in situations where I was so keen to show my qualities, but many times it worked against me and I was punished for being too eager.

You always feel pressure to do your best, and when you know that the story revolves around you, it can become very overwhelming.

I think all actors get scared because we're frightened to disappoint.

I've always had this crazy thought that I have to win something; otherwise, my career's a complete failure. It's ridiculous. Will a trophy change me as a person? No. Will it make me a better player? No. So what the hell am I worried about?

I just can't put the pressure on of winning a championship, winning a championship, because then I'd never be able to sleep.

Being the headliner is only more pressure if you're not very good.

Everybody expects you to play well, and when you don't have the results, that's tough.

When you don't make the plays that you know you're capable of making, it's frustrating.

It's hard if you don't quite feel on your game to go out and put scores on the board.

I don't want to disappoint - that's a nightmare to me.

If you ask any of the other actors, they'd probably say nice things because they're nice people, but I was always like, "Oh gosh, I hope I'm doing this right." I was very hard on myself, and I continue to be. That's why it's sometimes hard for me to digest watching myself on television. There is some pressure.

Listen, if you start worrying about the people in the stands, before too long you're up in the stands with them.

I'm most scared of failing, of disappointing people.

I do feel pressure. I have always been able to surprise people because they didn't know to expect anything from me. And now people are starting to have expectations.

If I didn't swim my best, I'd think about it at school, at dinner, with my friends. It would drive me crazy.

There is pressure that comes with everything being a big deal. I remember thinking, 'I need to survive the Shins. I don't know what I'm going to do to make a living otherwise, but I really don't want to do the Shins right now.'

I play with a fear of letting people down. That's what motivates me.

Oftentimes, I feel like the clock is on, and there's money at stake, and you gotta get up there and dance for grandma, and it better be great, and you better get it right.