Dustin Poirier Quotes

I like the pressure of having to perform so people will come to me.

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

During those years with the Iron Maidens, I felt I had to be great and really prove myself at every single show.

There's always a pressure on performing the best.

I think we all have had better days in competition.

When I arrived, I felt the spotlight shining brightly on me, and I knew the sharks were ready to strike if I did not pan out and prove myself to be the showman and the player the college ranks had labeled me to be.

I think it's funny because on 'Glee Project,' there's that added pressure, but with 'Glee,' there's no element of competition. No one's trying to dance better than anyone. But there's that added pressure of, 'So many people are going to watch 'Glee' this week. If I don't nail this dance, I look like an idiot.'

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.

There's just such a premium on hurrying, and the camera is the be all and end all, and the actors had better hurry up and get it right and get it done.

Oftentimes, I feel like the clock is on, and there's money at stake, and you gotta get up there and dance for grandma, and it better be great, and you better get it right.

When I go to competitions, I don't have so much confidence that I don't worry or get nervous about the other skaters doing well.

When you start to have success, people look at you differently and expect more from you. With that comes a lot of pressure to perform, so it can be a little overwhelming.

At the beginning of the first season, you don't have that pressure to perform at 100 per cent, because it's always hard when you first start. But now, in the second season, people are expecting big things from you, so you can't really disappoint them.

I think every time you step on the field you have a certain amount of pressure on you to succeed.

Everyone's expecting you to be playing fantastic football, winning every game, and course it doesn't happen like that.

The fear of failing... not quite the fear of failing, but the uncertainty of whether you are going to perform or not, is there every single game I have played in my life. It will always be there.

I cannot see a situation when I won't feel pressure to play well and win.

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

Being the heavy favorite is not always a good thing because of the amount of pressure on an athlete.

Most athletes get intimidated once they see how many fans are out there, but it almost calms me down in a way because I think of it as a fun way to show off what I've been working on.

Under the lights, there's a lot of pressure, my first big show. The mental pressure drained me out a bit. I was fit and healthy, but I was thinking, 'Why am I tired?' There are so many things that go on in there.

There's always pressure on people's shoulders when it comes to Man United, and it's how you deal with the pressure.

The problem with being a Tour de France winner is you always have that feeling of disappointment if you don't win again. That's the curse of the Tour de France.

I always feel I need to do well regardless of the level of the band.

The pressure of success is suffocating.