Mario Cuomo Quotes

When I come into a game in the bottom of the ninth, bases loaded, no one out and a one-run lead ... it takes people off my mind.

Plus, when you get in tough situations, like the bases loaded and nobody out, you never give in.

But I got a guy on third, I was in a jam the other day in a game, all those situations, when you need a strikeout there, in big spots. But we are very aware of that fact, that these guys put the ball in play.

I think I've always been a player who's done better in the second half, who's done better in the fourth quarter. That's the fun time to play, when everything you've worked for the whole game boils down to those last few possessions.

You have to have a short memory as a closer.

If you're going to win games, you're going to have to come up with the big hits. That's the bottom line.

Look at guys like Larry Bird and George Brett and John McEnroe; that's what they did in their careers. They all wanted to be the guy under the microscope late in the game or late in the match. So you just take on that know-how that that's part of your responsibility, and you learn that's what makes it exciting. That's what makes it fun!

I love having the ball with two minutes left, down a touchdown. That's when I'm right in the zone... I'm a Catholic and a quarterback. Those are the two things that really shape my life. I'd much rather be the underdog than the favorite any day of the week.

I know I have the ultimate eye of confidence to take a shot down the stretch if a coach needs me to do it.

Every game in this league is close, and it's going to come down to making plays at the end.

I have the game for the pressure matches and now I just have to be consistent.

When you're part of a World Cup, it's always now or never.

There are no easy games.

People talk about pressure in football, but I don't think pressure should always affect you in a bad way. I love games under pressure.

I've always enjoyed the emotion of being out there in the last minute of a game or the last couple minutes down by a goal. I think a lot of guys tend to thrive in that situation and I prefer to be out there.

It is tough, you don't want to lose games.

We're not above a Game 7. We're not above competition.

I'm fine with pressure. I went to Kentucky, dealt with it all season, playing in front of all the top teams and top crowds.

You can't make mistakes against top guys.

I know how you can feel when you are playing under pressure.

It's hard to continue to be great and have so much on your back, knowing that even a little mistake can mess you up for good.

Everything's a lot tougher when it's for real. That's when you choke. When it's for real.

Every game is huge and every game will count when it's all said and done.

What goes through my head when I'm going to take a game-winning shot is ... I better make it. Don't be afraid of the moment.