Alan Hansen Quotes

I think it's one of the main negative emotional ingredients that fuels show business, because there's so much at stake and the fear of failure looms large.

I don't feel pressure in a negative way. I like pressure. I feel excitement and calm at the same time. No pressure, no diamonds. I want pressure: pressure creates drama, creates emotion.

Each one of us requires the spur of insecurity to force us to do our best.

As you get older you play in more important games and that is when you start thinking about what will happen if you win or lose.

I've been fortunate Daytona is a place I've run better than anywhere else, and that's a big race. Maybe it has to do with attention and pressure and the drive to do well when a lot of people are watching.

I would say I thrive in a competitive environment.

Win it, or it's start all over around here.

I love playing under pressure. In fact, if there's no pressure, then I'm not in the perfect zone.

Playing football and presenting TV are totally different things, but there are similarities: it's exciting, it can go well, it can go badly... the difference is when presenting goes badly, it doesn't really affect anyone's life, whereas when you have a bad day on the pitch, it affects people's moods for a whole week.

I think the stress of being No. 1 in the world is more of a motivating factor for me just because I don't want to lose it.

To be a winner, you've got to be an appraiser. You've got to be able to play at your best under pressure. And more money creates more pressure. Money is the finest fuel in the world.

Even when I play in World Cups, I don't look at things like that. It's something that I want to be doing, so why would I put extra pressure on myself? I'm just going to go out there and enjoy it.

I think pressure is great; it can make the game more exciting and force us to play our best.

When you are in the second position and you want to be champions, you are always under pressure.

I think that is when guys are at their best: when you put pressure and have something to work towards and have something to compare yourself to or try to best them, it really does make you better.

Competing makes me that much more driven and, honestly, I perform better under pressure.

When I step up to that penalty spot, I know the consequences. They're the same whether I miss the first, second, third - or the 10th - it will be the same.

I like pressure. Diamonds are made under pressure, and I definitely enjoy it.

Under pressure is something I thrive on.

I know how it feels to handle the pressure and keep working for the win.

I need to be competing. Coaching is good, but I like to be in the fire.

I've always thrived under the pressure of the big games. I enjoy that, and there's nothing I get afraid about.

When you are successful, there is the pressure of performing consistently; when you are not, there is the pressure of coming back and doing well.

I love pressure.

You want to play in the big games, you want to play for a big club and to play with pressure.