Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore Quotes

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

I can't remember ever racing without any pressure.

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.

Nerves can happen to even the best of us. It's not easy to compete.

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 think there's going to be pressure on all the British athletes. It's a home Olympics at the end of the day. I like adrenaline, that's something I feed off. I'm just going to go out there and do my best.

I can't recall too much about pitching, but I do remember that I was anxious to get it over with. I just wanted to get that first game over with and go from there.

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.

I remember going from rookie ball to A, to double A, then to triple A. At every level it seemed like the game was faster. The bigger the situation, the more the game speeds up. That's all mental. It messes people up.

I get nervous for any competition. I also get really competitive.

When you get to an event like the Olympic Games, you can put too much pressure on yourself.

During my first Olympics in 1980, at the age of 23, I was physically in great condition but mentally too inexperienced to cope comfortably in the pressure cooker of an Olympic year.

Some guys have trouble sleeping the night before an important round. I never have. Invariably, I sleep longer and better, and have more dreams, when I'm in contention and feeling pressure.

I think watching multi-events is much worse than competing. Especially when you have vested interests because you go through the emotional ups and downs.

I am very insecure because that's how I have played cricket. Since Under-14, I was told, 'If you don't perform, you will be dropped.' I have started living with this system.

It's okay to feel nervous before a competition because it means you care about doing well.

Before competition, I start to question things. I don't know why it happens, but you've got to control it so you don't get too far out of the race.

I always knew I could win tournaments in the U.K. but there was a question mark over whether I could deal with playing in China.

I don't get butterflies. I get a good feeling in my stomach before I compete. When I don't, I get worried.

With a good start, players can relax a bit more and aren't so anxious throughout the season.

Learning how to compete is one of the most important things that an athlete can do. You can train as well as you possibly can and go compete and completely choke.

I put pressure on myself and feel pressure from my fans to not only win but to look great doing it.

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

It did not matter whether it was preseason, regular season, my first playoff game, or the Super Bowl, I was nervous. And all that meant was that it always mattered to me. Anytime I was putting myself on a line, it didn't matter what it was, it was okay to be nervous because it was important to me. It was important to do my job well.

I put a lot of pressure on myself to perform, go out and win races.