Massimiliano Allegri Quotes

When it's a clash between two big teams, you know your players will concentrate.

I love the fact that I get to play against the Los Angeles Lakers in a Game 7 on the road.

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

All games are huge, especially division games, and the ones at the end of the year matter the most.

The playoffs are tough. It's a different game.

Any game in the World Cup is a tough game. The atmosphere brings a lot out of both teams.

The pressure of an India-Pakistan game is immense.

When big teams play each other, you automatically want to raise your game. You want to see what level you're at, and you know you have to step up.

I think today the players are too nice to one another, but that might change with the unbalanced schedule, with teams playing each other more and more. When you face each other that much, with that much at stake, something's bound to happen.

Beating Pakistan is always special because they are a tough team and we have a bit of a history regarding Pakistan.

I think that the relationship between two top-level athletes who are rivals is one of the most fascinating human relationships to explore. It's always one atom away from being a tragedy.

This race is hotter than a Times Square Rolex.

To me, it's like we're already in the playoffs. Every game is important for our position. We can't relax at all.

Drama happens in big cricket matches. But also in small cricket matches.

A lot of things change in the playoffs.

You have to give 100 percent in the Champions League, as you're up against the biggest teams.

When you come into Camp Randall Stadium to play a game, you better double-clutch your chinstrap because you're going to be in a smash-mouth game.

The first league game always feels different from the pre-season friendlies.

On 'Tough Enough' you're in a house with your competitors, living, eating and breathing with them. That's really tough.

It's the Playoffs. This is what you play for.

In England, every game is like a derby, because it's physical.

Every league game is like the World Cup. The passion... intense, the desire for points.

You can almost get overwhelmed if you start focusing on Serena being on the other side of the court.

Every game's a big game.

If you're a competitor, this is what you want. You want all of the games to have meaning, context and to be the best competition.