Damian Lillard Quotes

A lot of guys who have never choked have never been in the position to do so.

I think I take on a little more responsibility when push comes to shove. I'm not scared to fail.

If you start badly, and the crowd get on your case, there is no way back. But if you start well and your confidence is high all that booing becomes music to your ears.

I'm not afraid of expectations.

If you're a starting pitcher, the ball's in your hands and all eyes are you. And when you're kicking, either you missed it or you made it. So there's a lot of parallels in that.

A coach's life is that, when you win, it is easy, and when you lose, you're no good; it's all your fault.

I like to think every time I was put in a high pressure position, I've always delivered.

I hope I can live up to the faith that has been put in me to do a good job.

Once I had all the attention, all I had to do was deliver.

You've got to coach worrying about your entire team: whether that gets you a championship or whether that gets you fired. I think it allows you to coach free. You're coaching with freedom because you know you're doing what you think is right.

When you're young and starting out, the big hurdle is to relax enough in rehearsal so that you don't feel intimidated. The more work you've done, the more you can experiment in rehearsal and not have to worry about getting the sack.

I've never been afraid to fail.

I feel like people are just waiting for me to fail, so I have to be careful what decisions I make in my career.

I think it's one of the main negative emotional ingredients that fuels show business, because there's so much at stake and the fear of failure looms large.

Failure isn't an option. I've erased the word 'fear' from my vocabulary, and I think when you erase fear, you can't fail.

I've always swung the same way. The difference is when I swing and miss, people say, 'He's swinging for the fences.' But when I swing and make contact people say, 'That's a nice swing.' But there's no difference, it's the same swing.

The difficulty with any sort of esteem is that more is expected of you.

There is something wonderful about turning up every day and knowing that not just the character but the whole movie kind of rests on your shoulders. And there's great satisfaction when you think it's going well and then real terror when you think it's not.

In the IPL, you are often single-handedly responsible for the fortunes of your team. It makes you more responsible as a player.

I've been in pressure situations before. All my life it's been about pressure and having to get it done. Just because you say it publicly, it does not make me afraid of it or make me shy away from it.

Never let the fear of striking out get in your way.

When people come to me and tell me I was terrific in this or that, I do not want to fall flat on my face the next time. But, tough, I have fallen flat before. You just get up and dust yourself off.

Once you sit in front of people and start playing songs, it's all on you. No matter what happens, it's entirely your responsibility the entire time. I like that intensity.

Win it, or it's start all over around here.

Being a leader requires being confident enough in your own decisions and those of your team to own them when they fail. The very best leaders take the blame but share the credit.