Wilfried Zaha Quotes

The difficulty with any sort of esteem is that more is expected of you.

I'm at the age where I've got to prove that I'm just as good as I never was.

I have to prove myself five times over.

My biggest advice for high school girls is to not take yourself so seriously.

There's a lot more pressure on me at United. There are people out there trying to shoot you down.

Winning a Grand Slam changes everything. There is so much off-court stuff to deal with. And there are expectations of keeping it going that make it tough.

We know that if you have a good game, you are God, and if you misplace five passes in a row, they want to kick you out of Madrid. You have to find the middle ground.

There's so much crap attached to acting: the fame aspect, the ego aspect, the 'Am I good, am I bad, am I being judged, who likes me, who doesn't like me...'

At Arsenal and the so-called big clubs, you always know that there will be a bigger spotlight on every single position.

When you're playing for Real Madrid, even when you're playing well, you're under scrutiny.

A footballer must be prepared to be welcomed when all is well and to receive criticism when things are not working out. Of course, it is not easy nor pleasant to hear negative things about you.

You will get criticised, you will get praised - that's the way football goes. I've learned over a few years now that it can change within an instant.

When you play for a team like Chelsea you will have to fight for your place.

Everyone in the Premier League feels pressure to get results. It is part of being a footballer.

When shots are going for six and you're playing well, everyone is trying to big you up. Mis=hit one, get out, all the negative people come out.

When you play for United, you have to perform every week.

The hardest thing to have is success, because it seems to tell people what you are. But it doesn't.

You can do well one day and then not do well the other and you are not as good as everyone says.

But Liverpool is a big club, and expectations are high, so it is normal that you are going to be criticised.

When you play quarterback in the NFL, you're going to get scrutinized.

At the same time, it makes me feel like I have to prove myself to the new guys coming in as well as prove myself to the coaching staff, which is a good bit of motivation for me.

When I got Jacob's Latter, I was nervous because I felt I wasn't allowed to fail. I felt that they were waiting for one little failure and that would prove them right and I'd be, 'out of there.'

I think maybe in a way it gets worse because you come in with a real reputation and they've paid you lots of money and all that.

I've always swung the same way. The difference is when I swing and miss, people say, 'He's swinging for the fences.' But when I swing and make contact people say, 'That's a nice swing.' But there's no difference, it's the same swing.

Drama if I sing, drama if I don't sing. What do you do?