C. J. McCollum Quotes

Pressure, responsibility - I'm used to playing in big clubs.

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

Before I pitch any game, from spring training to Game 7 of the World Series, I'm scared to death.

Coaches don't sleep for a reason. They don't sleep because it's a danger zone every night. Very seldom do you ever get two or three days off... The lifestyle of coaching in the NBA is a tremendous challenge that gives you tremendous highs but also tremendous lows.

Having a constant productive anxiety doesn't mean that people are miserable and wailing but that people know they will be held accountable if things do not go right.

If you're the star of a show, the next one has to be as good or better, and if you're doing a series, if anything goes wrong, it's your fault. There's nobody else to blame.

I find it difficult to be comfortable with anything for the same reasons that anyone gets nervous about something - because they want it to be good and they don't want to let anyone down.

Just emotionally, as amazing as it is to win the World Cup, it's emotionally draining in many ways.

The pressure was huge going into London, definitely.

We all know when you have a huge price tag on your shoulders, there's always a lot more pressure on you, a lot more expectation.

As soon as I signed with Ferrari it was clear to me that people expected big performances from me. Even though people were realistic enough to see that I was only starting my second season and that I still had a lot to learn.

The World Cup is a tournament that practically does not allow errors, especially in the final.

When they take you with the eighth pick, I don't want to say pressure, but you've got a lot of people counting on you.

Pressure makes me perform better.

Pressure is part of what we do. It's always present.

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.

In Madrid, the demand is maximum, and you have to always be at the top. If you are not, doubts come.

The expectation in Munich is always high, this expectation I have towards myself personally and to my players. I was aware of that when I signed with Bayern.

I just think I play better in the greater scenarios. I just get motivated. I like the big crowds on the centre courts.

For us, there is no such thing as failure. You can't miss a deadline; you can't come up short on an assignment. You have to perform, period.

I know people expect a lot from me and want to see certain things when I play, but it's not really any pressure for me.

When you get that tired, it becomes really challenging to keep bringing your best foot forward.

Sometimes it can feel like there are a billion people on my shoulders.

[Being a coach] is totally different, but I have a new level of respect for coaching that I didn't as a player. So much is expected of you and from your team. Everything falls on your shoulders.

There's always pressure and that pressure is earned.