Garbine Muguruza Quotes

It's a safe bet most players would get nervous before a match. I do, too, but it's more excitement and more just wanting to get going, and I feel the same.

It's the Masters. If that doesn't get you nervous and your juices flowing, I don't know what does.

First round of the tournament being a Major, I think the butterflies were a little different than that.

It takes a lot of nerves to be a sports entertainer and to be in front of those big crowds.

One thing that is 100% certain is that emotions are always incredibly high in a match and, I would imagine, definitely more so in a grand slam final.

I perform better under pressure. If I go out there, and I'm not nervous, and I'm too relaxed, I don't like that vibe. I like big matches. I like pressure situations.

There's always a little bit of anticipation - some people call it nerves - the night before, and although I always slept pretty well before big matches, you want to be on edge a little bit to get the best out of yourself.

I always got nervous the nights we played in the World Series. First pitch, I was nervous. Then after that, forget it; I'd start playing.

You want to have butterflies in your stomach, because if you don't, if you walk out onstage complacent, that's not a good thing.

To play in atmospheres that are intense is when I play my best football.

I know when things are going to get me a little nervous, because nervous to me feels good.

I get nervous for any competition. I also get really competitive.

Since this our first show, I think they'll see us sweat a lot.

I love playing under pressure. In fact, if there's no pressure, then I'm not in the perfect zone.

It's a pretty heavy thing that happens to me when I'm at competitions. I get so sucked in, I can't really turn it off.

Even if we're in fifth place in September, I get butterflies before a game. I'm nervous.

When I finished playing, I didn't think I would be able to replace the buzz you feel at kick-off, but when the light on top of the camera turns red, and you're about to go live to the nation, it is a very similar feeling.

The best thing is to go into an opposing arena, and 15,000 people are focusing on you. That's the best feeling.

Been dealing with pressure since I've been playing sports, so that's why I play the position. It's a pressure-packed position and I love it.

I've played basketball, and I've stood at the free-throw line with a tie game and 0.2 seconds left. But there is no feeling in the world like being in that ring when they close it up and ask, 'Are you ready?'

If you can't play under pressure, you shouldn't be at a World Cup.

I competed at 'WrestleMania 33,' and I'm telling you, leading up to what should have been the biggest moment of my life, I couldn't find an ounce of joy.

I am nervous all the way through the national anthem and the first play. Once I get up and down the court a few times, it fades.

The first few years I was competing, I'd ride so well in practice, then choke and fall in competition. Now I take a deep breath and say, 'Look at me. I'm outside. I'm doing what I love.' Still, nothing's matched the pressure I felt standing at the top of the halfpipe for the first time at the Olympics.

When people say they aren't nervous, I think they are lying about it. If you are human and you love the game, before any competition you still get those same butterflies in the stomach.