Virgil van Dijk Quotes

I actually love pressure.

I've always been a guy that, I don't know, just attacks pressure.

This is normal, to have pressure. It's how you respond. Take the pressure, use the pressure, have fun.

As a competitor, you have to learn pretty quickly how to deal with pressure.

Me, personally, I thrive under pressure.

I have handled pressure and expectation all through my life. I am not scared of it.

In a sportsperson's life, pressure is always there; you have to learn to deal with it.

My parents think I'm better under pressure.

I don't think I will be less good because there's less pressure on me.

You have to be as strong when things go wrong, but I don't get nervous.

In the last two World Cups, I realised that when you put a lot of pressure on yourself, it does not work.

You can look at it and say I'm doing this better or that better, but the bottom line is, I just learned to be mentally tougher.

I can handle any sort of pressure, any criticisms.

I relish pitching underneath pressure.

As players we know pressure is part and parcel of what we do.

I just don't worry about any moment. I just worry about kicking well.

I know how to deal with pressure.

I think pressure's healthy, and very few can handle it.

I know there's a lot of pressure, but I'm just going to go out and play my game.

I don't feel pressure going into games.

No matter how good you are at planning, the pressure never goes away. So I don't fight it. I feed off it. I turn pressure into motivation to do my best.

After I lost the first set, I was like, 'OK, I need to get help because I can't play this way.'

As a top player, you have to keep your emotions in check. You think you can control everything.

I've been in pressure situations before. All my life it's been about pressure and having to get it done. Just because you say it publicly, it does not make me afraid of it or make me shy away from it.

Actually the adrenaline of the game will probably help me out a little bit to regain command and concentration about the things that I have to do.