Kieran Trippier Quotes

I just can't stomach playing poorly. More than anything, I hate not getting the most out of my game.

Pitching... sometimes I did so poorly, it brought me to tears.

Sitting there clapping and smiling... it's difficult. You're like, 'Don't worry about it, you just double faulted, you just played a really dumb point. Keep positive.' Then more clapping. That would annoy me as a player.

I was not a very good football player. My coach hated me - I don't know why, I guess it's probably because I wasn't very talented.

I'm so bad at baseball, I can't even hit now.

You lose weeks of sleep over a bad game, and a bad game could be one missed kick. So the ones you make, you just try to build on the confidence with it, and the ones you miss, you try to get it out of your head as quickly as possible and try to make the next one.

If I wanted to play soccer, I'd step out on that soccer field like I'm the best soccer player. Even though I don't have that much experience, I always try to have that type of confidence in myself just to make people believe it.

Personally, I take it really seriously and it bothers me when I don't play well.

I've never felt like I've had a good game.

It's frustrating not to play well.

Letting goals in doesn't look great to myself.

I watched myself get drafted by myself. I walked out of my own draft party because I was a little frustrated.

It's always my biggest insecurity - disappointing myself or my partner.

It's taken me a long, long time to figure out how to deal with negativity, because it used to really upset me. I was always that girl that, if I was performing in the club and there was one person not paying attention or not liking me, the whole club could be packed with people loving me, but I'd be obsessed with that one person.

I played football because I loved the game - but I didn't enjoy the focus on not making mistakes and the culture being essentially one of blame and a little fear.

It's no big deal if I disappoint strangers.

I am an insecure person. I have my own insecurities about lots of things, but I am pretty secure as an actor.

I don't need to be told what I am or what I should do or if I beat this guy it means I'm good or if I lose to that guy it means I'm bad. I'm at peace with myself, and I know what I do every day in my training will speak for itself, and success will be a byproduct.

Women are strong, and we're way too hard on ourselves.

I go out there, and I know if I play my game, then I'm going to be all right.

You can't be an athlete and doubt yourself.

Confidence is always there. If I miss one I'm shooting the next one.

As a cricketer, I played on bravado and character. My personality was bound up with how I played the game.

I lost confidence, and since then, I can't find my rhythm. I am training phenomenally and will continue trying.

That's sometimes the hardest thing to do as a professional athlete, because when you get lit up, you wear it, especially as a starting pitcher.