Match Pressure Quotes

I'm at my most comfortable out on the pitch when I'm in front of goal with the ball at my feet. It's about being used to certain situations, and with time, you will find, chances don't get snatched at.

The calmness and confidence I take into matches has an effect not only on our rivals but also on my team-mates, who are counting on me.

The difference of great players is at a certain point in a match they raise their level of play and maintain it. Lesser players play great for a set, but then less.

I like it when the captain comes to me and says, 'We're really desperate for a wicket, can you get us one?' or when we really need something to happen in a Test match.

Oh my gosh, I was so nervous at Wrestlemania when I debuted. I never had a live match ever. I'd had practice matches, but a practice match in front of no one is very different from a real match.

I have to step up and do well in every match I get to play.

That was always special, playing Manchester United. I loved the feeling of the derby, that pressure, the atmosphere around it. And I did have some good matches there, didn't I?

Sometimes in a match, when things get tight, you want to feel like you can swing out on the ball and still have control.

The quarter finals is always an exciting round because you know you're one match away from that one table situation: where the magic really starts to happen at the Crucible and where it starts to come into its own.

There is something about a cup final that brings out a different quality in a footballer. Do they have the courage to win a one-off match?

Handling pressure is the key to doing well in Indo-Pak matches.

When you struggle winning matches all year and you don't really get into a groove or rhythm, you just can't expect to just come in here and have it click.

For me, mental toughness is the ability to stay focussed in the present irrespective of what is happening at the match.

In the one-dayers, it boils down to who performs better on the day of the match.

When you play the bigger clubs it's important that when you create chances, you do everything you can to take them.

You don't have to commit a lot of fouls, especially if you are 1-0 down. If you are 1-0 down, then don't commit 10 fouls in the next ten minutes.

It happens with every batsman; sometimes, despite feeling good in the nets, you don't score runs in the match.

There are a lot of guys who have never had to go to a commercial break during their match.

It becomes tricky, and you start to think about the cramps rather than just actually what you're trying to do on the court, which is obviously win the match.

You've just got to get over that mental hurdle and those battles in your own head during matches when things aren't going so well. It takes time. It's probably all things I already knew, but for someone to talk about it maybe in a different way makes you realise things.

I would like to change the refereeing system. The pressure that is put on an official in a match is too large.

Maybe one of my strengths was to bring the energy to the team, and then defensively, I contributed a lot compared to other players, which is quite essential for the big matches; you know, against big clubs, you need to be very cautious with opponents that attack.

So I don't see any stress from players or coaches with coaching during the matches, to be honest.

I think it's always difficult to go against people with big match experience in finals.