Rise to the Occasion Quotes

When people tell me I can't do something, that's what excites me. It makes me perform better.

Everyone is at their best against the champions.

It's the playoffs; you have to pick up the intensity.

I play better if the matches are tight.

When an actor gets an opportunity to do things, only then can he prove his mettle.

I love pressure. I don't know why, but I love the pressure of, 'oh it's third-and-five' or it's the two-minute drill and someone has to make a play. I'm that guy.

It's human nature to be timid in the face of obstacles, but I have learned to believe that challenges are opportunities for genius to shine. In order to feel alive, we have to accomplish things that we once believed we could not.

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?

When the moment comes, will you take your chance to be a hero?

Sometimes you want to skate along or just get by or fly under the radar, but sometimes you have to stand up and let your voice be heard and give it your best and give it your all. As a mother of young children, that's something I've tried to emphasize and highlight for them.

When you play against people that's better than you, you get better.

It's those moments when everything is on the line, and someone needs to show up in a big moment. I prepare my mind and I prepare my body to be ready for those moments. And I think it's just what I do. I live for those moments.

You know when everyone's watching, your mom and dad, your friends in high school who thought they were better than you. You get your chance to get in the spotlight and shine.

The fourth quarter is where players are made.

Don't wait until you die to learn the warrior's way. Do it now, each night, just before you drift off to sleep. As you review your day, consider these two questions of courage and love. Learn from each day, so that each day you can show a little more courage and a little more love. Then, as incidents occur, you may rise to the occasion and look back at the end of your life and feel good about the way you lived.

In a moment, or type of pressure, you just go out, and I play like I always do. Because it's a big moment, I'm not going to shy away and not show my talents. I'll show what I can do and show it every game.

Jay White has a great chance to make his name off of me. But I'm not going to make that easy.

Mess up and draft somebody at my position, because you are going to sit around and watch him sit the bench. That's always been my mentality. I see it as a challenge.

Many are called but few get up.

You go into every game knowing that somebody wants to compete with you and take your place. There is no easy option and you always have to prove yourself.