Jason Fried Quotes

I think maybe in a way it gets worse because you come in with a real reputation and they've paid you lots of money and all that.

In TV, you always feel you are standing on the tracks of an oncoming train.

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

When I step up to that penalty spot, I know the consequences. They're the same whether I miss the first, second, third - or the 10th - it will be the same.

'Baywatch' was terrifying. I could feel the financial stakes, you know?

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.

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

When family and friends go to Everton, they tell me that there's a moment when I get the ball, and fans get to their feet in anticipation. There's so much at stake that people live under permanent pressure.

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

When you are 16 there is no fear whatsoever. As you get older you play in more important games and that is when you start thinking about what will happen if you win or lose.

Performances are always more interesting to me when something is at stake.

As you get older you play in more important games and that is when you start thinking about what will happen if you win or lose.

I think it's one of the main negative emotional ingredients that fuels show business, because there's so much at stake and the fear of failure looms large.

At this level, you put a lot of pressure on yourself as a player to perform and do well.

The one thing you can't do when you're highly ranked is relax.

If you're not scoring the frustrations build up.

If expectations are low, you can only impress people. But if expectations are there for you to be the leading guy, and you've been paid X amount of money, you're on a tightrope, and all of a sudden, you're looking down.

My life was on the line here and my career and everything I worked for, it was hanging by a thread.

People just expect you to show up, be a cartoon character of yourself, take your money and go home. But don't screw up to the point where you're gonna be out of the picture.

The Olympics were the most pressure I've ever felt.

I'm always pretty tense about everything when it comes to work.

The pressures are intense, because the rewards for success and the penalty for failure are more and more.

The work is where I tend to feel pressure - not so much in the reaction to it.

A lot of guys who have never choked have never been in the position to do so.

People expect quick results.