Bob Schieffer Quotes

Putts get real difficult the day they hand out the money.

Pressure is when you play for five dollars a hole with only two in your pocket.

Once you start going out putting expectation levels on yourself, you lose the concept of trying to win the game.

When an archer is shooting for nothing, he has all his skill. If he shoots for a brass buckle, he is already nervous. If he shoots for a prize of gold, he goes blind or sees two targets - He is out of his mind! His skill has not changed. But the prize divides him. He cares. He thinks more of winning than of shooting- And the need to win drains him of power.

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.

When I was playing football, I always felt in complete control. When I play golf and come under pressure, it's a completely different ball game.

A 3-foot putt can be more nerve-racking than a 9-foot putt because a 3-foot putt you should be getting in. A 9-footer, there's a chance it won't go in.

I love playing under pressure. In fact, if there's no pressure, then I'm not in the perfect zone.

I certainly don't think adrenalin coursing through your veins, is going to help with the fine motor skills of golf.

I think the stress of being No. 1 in the world is more of a motivating factor for me just because I don't want to lose it.

To be a winner, you've got to be an appraiser. You've got to be able to play at your best under pressure. And more money creates more pressure. Money is the finest fuel in the world.

Even when I play in World Cups, I don't look at things like that. It's something that I want to be doing, so why would I put extra pressure on myself? I'm just going to go out there and enjoy it.

Under pressure is something I thrive on.

I perform better under pressure. If I go out there, and I'm not nervous, and I'm too relaxed, I don't like that vibe. I like big matches. I like pressure situations.

You need confidence to play under pressure.

I love pressure.

Playing in attack is difficult. You are under scrutiny, and you have to be able to deal with that.

I might be nervous off the court, being booed. But being on the court, it's my comfort zone. It's basketball. It's what I do. I'm not losing sleep over it.

You feel many things during a match. There are things that annoy you. During important games, I do not always touch the ball a lot.

I don't pay any attention to records. I don't want pressure. I just want to get to that line.

At a track, it's different, there's pressure, things like this, so to be yourself is a bit different.

When you're playing to get into the playoffs, your contract is the last thing on your mind.

Whenever I've felt that there was a lot of pressure on me. I perform at my best.

You put pressure on yourself to go out and do better. And when you try to do too much, and you're thinking about it too much, it can throw your game off.

Pressure makes me perform better.