Thriving Under Pressure Quotes

Pressure is a privilege ... it's what you do with it that matters.

Champions adjust and pressure is a privilege.

I strive on pressure.

Winning comes down to who can execute under pressure.

Being your best when your best is needed. The ability to enjoy challenges when things become difficult and to derive exhilaration from them.

My biggest interest of being the No. 1 pick, obviously the pressure that comes along with that, I would love to have that pressure on my shoulders because I've always thrived in those situations, and I feel like Cleveland would be a great spot to be.

Great performers welcome pressure.

When pressure's on and when the spotlight's on, I feel like it ultimately ends up becoming some of my better moments.

If you're successful and stressed out, you're succeeding in spite of your stress, not because of it.

When they'd been on the run, with death maybe lying in wait around any corner, they had never been more alive. When each day might be your last, it made a big difference. You couldn't maintain that state forever, of course; the stress would eat you alive, but putting yourself at risk did bring out your best-or your worst

I don't fold under pressure, great athletes perform better under pressure, so put pressure on me.

If you have to be careful because of oppression and censorship, this pressure produces diamonds.

I love being under pressure. Even the pressure put on me by the media. That is how you outdo yourself.

Pressure just makes you go a little more. I kind of like pressure.

When I'm up against a wall, that's when Billy Mays performs best.

I'm at my best when I'm nervous, scared. I feel like I'm on the edge, that's when I perform better.

The greater the pressure and expectation, the more I relish the opportunity.

I like pressure. Pressure is good.

I am one of these characters who seems to thrive off a little bit of niggle, a little bit of pressure.

We're more than ready to deliver. When the pressure is on, I think that's when the Ring of Honor roster does the best. Not only the main event, the entire roster feels the pressure and are ready to deliver.

The more pressure you can put on me and get me out of my comfort zone, the better I shine.

It is only when you are pursued that you become swift.

I've always believed that - it's stupid, but I always use this - the pressure makes the diamonds. I really do believe that. The more pressure I'm put under, the more, it seems, I thrive. The more you give me to do and the more you give me to accomplish, the more I can get done for you.

I love to be busy and be challenged. I'm my happiest when I'm under pressure and almost overwhelmed by how much I have to get done. I wish I could say I'm an architect and planned it this way, foresaw doing all these things, but honestly, I've been lucky that things have come across my path and they've worked out well for me.