Alex Scott Quotes

Looking back now at my first World Cup experience, I didn't know what was going on. I was a newbie and I had no idea what to expect.

You have to show up in the World Cup, and in the World Cup anything can happen.

I am not thinking about World Cup and all those things. You can't play freely if you start thinking like that.

Before normal games I was always relaxed. But at the World Cup for Italy my heartbeat was always going a lot quicker.

In a World Cup final the adrenalin is going. Emotion sometimes get the better of me but that is adrenalin and wanting us to do well.

There were so many emotions on 'Idol' with nervousness and pressure, but in good ways.

When I played for Arsenal, like once per month, you always had this feeling you had to perform.

So much depends on the performance, and here you are also tied up in the emotion the game evokes.

I do miss competing, being out there - the atmosphere, I do miss it.

I played on this soccer team, called Hollywood United, and there were a lot of old ex-international pro-players. We played this benefit match at the Rose Bowl, and the crowd streamed in. It's so nerve-wracking to go out into a stadium, feeling a billion eyes upon you when you mess up your touches. That's an overwhelming environment.

Since this our first show, I think they'll see us sweat a lot.

It would be a dream to go to my first World Cup.

When you are in the World Cup, you must focus on seven matches and not losing any.

Coming to Crystal Palace, I'm really excited to be playing. There's still massive competition here.

My senior year was crazy. We were defending champions, we were on national TV just about every weekend, and we were winning. Teams always brought their best when they went up against us, and we always matched it.

I'm just really excited every time I play a match.

We're trying to win a World Cup for our country, and I think everyone who supports football can get behind that.

It's fun running out onto the field. It's much more fun playing in the playoffs.

I've been lucky enough to play in the final of a World Cup before, but it's always an amazing experience to walk out at a packed stadium.

The Champions League is special. You play at a higher level, so you have to be very focused and have greater motivation.

I'm fascinated by sports, the buzz of winning, and the buzz of losing.

In a World Cup you always intend to compete with the best.

We arrived at the 2002 World Cup with two titles, very calm, well organised, maybe missing a bit of concentration. But the only truth is on the pitch. The dangers are there.

I played in three World Cups, and I would say that it was the last one that I enjoyed the most.

The Champions League is very difficult and you need to keep your concentration at all times.