Chris Coleman Quotes

The pressure makes me more intent about each shot. Pressure on the last few holes makes me play better.

One of the biggest things I've worked on is how to play my best tennis every single time I walk on to the court.

My concentration level blocks out everything. Concentration is why some athletes are better than others. You develop that concentration in training and concentrate in a meet.

When I was playing football, I always felt in complete control. When I play golf and come under pressure, it's a completely different ball game.

I think when you compete every week, when you play under pressure daily, you find your rituals to be 100 percent focused on what you're doing.

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

We try not to let pressure get into our heads and play the way we usually do.

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

The biggest thing I tell the boys is control the heartbeat. It's hard to do, but we've gotta be able to control the heartbeat in big moments because it goes really quick. So just stay in that moment and focus on the moment, don't get ahead of yourselves, and just play the game that we've been playing all year.

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.

I clear my mind; I don't think about the pressure before a fight. I focus on going in the cage and being successful while doing my job.

I learn how to put myself in situations at practice that cause me to zone in on what I'm trying to accomplish at meets. I try to make my practice surrounding as close to competition pressure to focus on what I need to do on the big stage.

The key is to maintain an evenness. Try to play one possession at a time, regardless of what happened on the last possession

Concentration and mental toughness are the margins of victory.

I think in the lifetime of a tennis player there are many times where you feel that tremendous confidence.

You prepare yourself by concentrating on what you have to do out on the field.

Preparedness for a game that usually lasts four-five hours requires good physical condition and also steady nerves.

Mental attitude and concentration are the keys to pitching.

Every night you have different match-ups, and you have 82 games, so physically you are going to get tired. You have to be ready mentally to bring your energy and bring the juice every night.

Tiger Woods, Larry Bird, Wayne Gretzky, a pitcher just before a game, I would imagine they all have nervous energy. But as you perform, the nervous energy dissipates and you start to relax and you start to do what you do best.

As a kid, I used to see how Sachin Tendulkar used to win matches under pressure for India in Sharjah or other places. So I was always keen to repeat the same in similar situations. I don't take pressure on myself when I am in the middle. I love pressure, and I always believe that pressure makes you more focused.

When you reach that competing point, when you reach that time when the gun is about to go off, everyone's level is pretty much the same. The one thing that's going to separate you from everybody else is how you deal with those pressures, how you stay relaxed.

Great execution. That's what you have to do when you're playing great teams.

When you see people who are really good at game shows, the one common attribute is a cool head under pressure: an ability to perform as well in the studio, surrounded by lights and noise, as you do on your couch.

The team that is the most focused and executes the best is the team that wins. That's usually the team that can handle the pressure of the situation.