Bernardo Silva Quotes

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.

I think that somehow I got the notion that I had to be successful, to be the best in the world.

By 2002 we might be championship challengers. But I want to race fast. I want to become world champion myself.

I think that is when guys are at their best: when you put pressure and have something to work towards and have something to compare yourself to or try to best them, it really does make you better.

You have to have those times when your hunger and drive is in a different place because you're under pressure to have success.

It's very easy when you have someone in front of you that you can chase. You want to be No. 1 but now I feel like I have to play well because everybody looks at you as a best golfer. So that's why I put more pressure on myself.

Each one of us requires the spur of insecurity to force us to do our best.

Once you are labeled 'the best' you want to stay up there, and you can't do it by loafing around.

On the other hand, I have devoted so much energy to reach the top that I accept the stress of being there.

I used to think that losing made you more hungry and determined but after my success at the Olympics and the U.S. Open I realise that winning is the biggest motivation.

I don't think about second or third place.

Winning in my business is everything.

I would say I thrive in a competitive environment.

I just always expect the best because I'm a competitor and if I'm competing, then obviously I'm trying to be better in everything.

I don't have to use anything to motivate me, a trade or anything like that, for me to say I want to win a championship.

I'd much rather have that pressure than be at the end of the field and no one expecting you to win. That's the kind of pressure that you've got to enjoy and love.

I've never been more motivated to be No. 1 in the world. I've never been more motivated to try to extend that lead from one to two. All the hard work that I've put into my game right now has paid off, but I've got to keep working hard to win as much as I can.

We're all trying so hard to win each of these World Series events and the standard now is phenomenal but it's great that everyone's pushing each other.

I think at a club like Liverpool you always feel a bit of pressure. You should. But it doesn't bother me.

I'm definitely trying to be Number One.

My senior year was crazy. We were defending champions, we were on national TV just about every weekend, and we were winning. Teams always brought their best when they went up against us, and we always matched it.

Competing makes me that much more driven and, honestly, I perform better under pressure.

I think since I've been like a kid, I love to compete.

You've always six teams who are trying to win the title, and the other five have failed. But by word of saying it, it's not failing; it's just the way it is. The last two years, we didn't win it, so it wasn't good enough, but if now we win it, the other teams will say the same.

From a very young age people have been touting me as a world champion. So it can be tough, playing in the spotlight and people expecting big things from you all the time.