Imran Tahir Quotes

You are under some sort of pressure to win any match. It is natural.

You have to cope with expectation if you want to play for England.

I feel pressure every day. It is only pressure that I put on myself, but I would expect all professional sportspeople to feel pressure to perform their best whenever they are at work.

Sledging makes things interesting. There are no robots playing. They are humans who want to perform well for the country. So when stakes are so high, emotions will take over. Sometimes sledging gets the best out of you.

I had a lot of pressure in my career: when you play at World Cup or Champions League final, there is pressure on your shoulders.

As a player, you want to play for your national team - if you're fit, you play; if you're not fit, you don't play.

I can honestly say that there's nothing more beautiful for a sportsperson that to play for his or her country, regardless of the tournament or the location.

The World Cup, as an event, carries a lot of pressure, irrespective of the number of caps you have earned, and the pressure doubles when you play at home.

I'm massively passionate about playing for my country.

Growing up, I was often put under a lot of pressure. Being an athlete, I've been dealing with pressure for a long time.

I don't put any extra pressure on myself for national team games.

The pressure to win is always there, especially with the Brazilian team.

To play a World Cup for your country is everything you dream of.

What I went through in 1976, it's the same today: It's about all the pressure that you feel, the anxiety, the family, and everything that surrounds the Games, and then getting there knowing this is your big chance, and you're able to come through. It's such a satisfying thing.

I couldn't imagine being from a country where all the pressure is on a particular player.

Pulling on your country's shirt is the greatest honour a footballer can have. It's what I always dreamed of as a kid and I get a buzz every time.

I love scoring goals for England and playing for England. That's one of the reasons I didn't retire - I love playing for my country.

I'm nervous when I play in the Masters or most other tournaments.

Any opportunity you get to play for your country and wear that blue cap is an honour.

I knew from the start I wanted to play for the United States of America.

Every player at a high level faces pressure and must respond, and I am ready for that, too.

As for my personal ambitions, I always loved playing for England and always felt I did well.

You have to be able to deal with the pressures that playing for a big club like Hibs brings and it's not for everyone.

When you come to a World Cup with Germany you are expected to win it.

At Tottenham Hotspur, we can share the pressure, but on the South Korea team, some of the players have more pressure than others.