Gordon Ramsay Quotes

On 'Sweet Genius,' you have to be tough with the chefs, but my goal was to guide them and choose the genius who will win $10,000 - not a bad sum at all for one day's work.

What you're experiencing now [on "MasterChef," on "Junior"] is what life's going to be like for the next four, five decades. You're going to go through those bumps. Bringing you back in contention and giving you that kind of confidence, they're huge. But they let it go, there's no fear, they're naughty, they're rude, and they know there's no parents and there's no school teacher so they can have fun, and it shows.

Creating deluxe cuisine is like playing a sport. Always competitive. Always challenging. And if you slow down a bit, you can no longer return to the top level.

I think no one would dispute that 'Chopped' is a highly athletic television show.

The Apprentice' was one of the hardest things I've ever done in my life.

After making the finals of 'Celebrity MasterChef' I know how tough cooking under pressure can be.

As players we know pressure is part and parcel of what we do.

My agent called me and said, they watched you do Chopped Champions and they thought you'd be good for this competition. What do you think? And I said, well, what do you think? He said he thought it would be great and I said let's do it. When you decide to do this, you don't really think that you're going to win it. I thought it would be fun, good to test my mettle; games are fun like that. Why not? I'll try it.

The essence of Reality TV is all about drama. So, I think bringing pressure is healthy whether it's a professional chef or a domestic chef. Because the only way ever to really identify the true purpose of how good they are is submerging them under pressure. So I say it's no different than a live football game because it's about the intensity.

I'd much rather have that pressure than be at the end of the field and no one expecting you to win. That's the kind of pressure that you've got to enjoy and love.

The Matchplay is a straight knock-out tournament so everybody is under pressure straight away - I prefer that.

To play with pressure is always a good thing. I like to play with pressure.

You have to be ready for anything in the playoffs.

At the World Cup, it's the very top level. It's going to be tougher.

Once you start feeling the pressure, you start to struggle. That is the beauty of Indo-Pak cricket contests.

My outlook is that when you're under pressure then that is when you play your best cricket. You've got no choice but to perform to keep your place and I find that brings out the best in me.

I loved being a part of 'Celebrity MasterChef.' The process was scary and I was so out of my comfort zone but I've learnt so much. Doing something I'd never done before put me in the position of the celebs on 'Strictly' and because of that experience, I think i'll be a better teacher because of it.

Whenever you play international cricket, there is always a challenge.

'Kitchen Wars' makes 'MasterChef' look like a walk in the park!

You expect to have to soak up some pressure when you are playing Manchester City away from home.

If you can't play under pressure, you shouldn't be at a World Cup.

Under pressure is something I thrive on.

The strange thing about the Olympics is that delivering on your potential is always quite difficult.

You'll never see me on anything like 'MasterChef.' I'm just not interested.

Players are under such pressure in crucial moments, especially at the highest level with what is on the line.