Kirby Smart Quotes

When I step on the field, you know what you gonna get.

This is football. This is my job. At the same time there's a good balance you can have with having fun and getting prepared and ready for the game.

As a member of a competitive team, you want to make sure you have yourself ready to play. You don't control anything but what you do.

I know that it is a huge responsibility to be the captain, the No. 10, but I like it. I like the responsibility, the pressure, and I like playing football.

In the Premier League you know you'll play a certain amount of matches so you can always think 'I'll put it right next week' if you lose.

When it comes to football, I always prepare like I'm going to be the guy.

If I have learned anything from my coaches, it's that the next game is the most important. The next game is the one that gives you confidence or gets you into trouble.

You can't play with fear in football. There is a lot of respect - you have respect for everybody, the ones on top and the bottom - but never fear.

You have a lot of pressure in football.

When I'm out on the football field, I have so much confidence in what I'm doing.

I played with a lot of great players before. They're all the same. They take a lot of responsibility for their own play, put a lot of pressure on themselves to perform and to play well.

When we win, I'm excited about winning. That way, I get the ups and downs of a football season. But I also know that it's never as good as it seems; it's never as bad as seems. You always have to stay focused because you never know, for me. My role, it could expand. So you just got to always be ready.

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

People think that footballers just have a kick around with their mates. If they win, fine; if they don't, that's then fine, too. No pasa nada. No. You have an obligation and responsibility.

I've always said it's just a game of cricket. The only pressure I get is when I feel I've let the team down.

I think the toughest job in football is always to be the starter, because everybody looks to you for guidance.

I've always liked big challenges in football and playing against the best.

I like a little pressure. That's how football goes.

I wouldn't be in football if I was nervous. You have to look forward to games.

When the big games come, I show up.

There's a lot of pressure that comes with being a NFL quarterback wherever you're at, and I'm ready to tackle any situation that's in front of me.

Quarterback and cornerback are two of the hardest positions to play on the field, so yeah, you're going to get beat, you're going to throw interceptions, you're going to get sacked, you're going to miss throws. Stuff like that is going to happen. That's something you've been prepping for your whole life playing the position.

I don't usually get nervous on the pitch because playing football is what I've done all my life.

Playing so many important games in a prestigious competition like the Champions League, I have experience to call upon, and I'm thankful for that. I hope the other players can feel more confident because of that.

Football is all about self-confidence.