Michael Laudrup Quotes

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.

The fact I am the most expensive player is not a burden.

In England everyone puts a lot of pressure on you when you have cost a lot of money.

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.

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

Fame is a lot of pressure, especially when you're responsible for your entire family. Financially, emotionally - everything.

You're only as good as your last collection, which is an enormous pressure.

There's been a lot thrust on my shoulders at a very young age.

There is such a hype and a big build up to me, and it's very hard to meet those expectations. That's been a big stress in my life.

Having a constant productive anxiety doesn't mean that people are miserable and wailing but that people know they will be held accountable if things do not go right.

There is always a lot of pressure at Chelsea, but we are used to this and have to make sure we keep winning games.

The Belgian fans expect a lot of me in the Belgium team. It is normal - they don't forget that I cost Euros 40m. I totally understand.

There's always pressure at a big club.

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

Every time I come out, there's more and more people paying attention, so I gotta show out every time.

I think anytime you put the weight of the world on yourself saying, 'I have to perform,' or, 'I have to get a completion. I have to throw a touchdown,' nine times out of 10, I think you're going to fail.

It's easier to debut in a game than make a comeback, because in the latter, people know you and expect something from you. When you're playing your first match, they're just excited and don't know what you're capable of.

When they take you with the eighth pick, I don't want to say pressure, but you've got a lot of people counting on you.

The pressure of success is suffocating.

It is always pressure out there when you are favourite for the match.

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

The pressure is always there with Bayern, but we can cope with it.

We enjoy the expectations people have of us. The higher they are, the more pressure, the better we like it.

I don't see coach job stressful, I really don't. Of course, there is pressure and expectation, but I wouldn't necessarily equate that with stress.

I know I'll be under a spotlight, I know I'll be under the microscope.