Jessica Ennis-Hill Quotes

I had more pressure when I competed in Moscow. I had no pressure in Montreal because I only went to do my routines and hoping I didn't mess it up when I was on the bar. When I came back, 10,000 people were at the airport and I thought, 'Why?' because, in my mind, I hadn't done anything different from what I used to do in my gym.

From a young age, people have been touting me as a future world champion and it's nice to get that out of the way.

You think that if you are the best actor, you deserve the most or if you are the biggest star, you deserve the most. That race just isn't important to me.

Winning a Grand Slam changes everything. There is so much off-court stuff to deal with. And there are expectations of keeping it going that make it tough.

I've been fortunate Daytona is a place I've run better than anywhere else, and that's a big race. Maybe it has to do with attention and pressure and the drive to do well when a lot of people are watching.

I did envisage being this successful as a player, but not all the hysteria around it off the golf course.

Don't feel bad if you never 'get famous.' Don't freak out if you have less than 300 Twitter followers.

I'm one win away from being a superstar.

Sometimes, it doesn't matter if you're the world champ or not.

From a very young age people have been touting me as a world champion. So it can be tough, playing in the spotlight and people expecting big things from you all the time.

Being here in Houston, I have a lot more weight on my shoulders than I did in Portland. I feel a lot more appreciated because I am starting now, and I'm scoring goals.

It's always a good situation to have the target be on you because that means you have been playing well.

I have to keep performing well for club and country. That's what I always want to do. If I do that, then that extra media attention comes towards me.

You're not gonna be known as nothing if you don't win.

It's very easy when you have someone in front of you that you can chase. You want to be No. 1 but now I feel like I have to play well because everybody looks at you as a best golfer. So that's why I put more pressure on myself.

When I was growing up, I thought I'd be a lot happier if I was famous and successful and if I had money.

Being able to score touchdowns and win games is a way to get a platform. But, ultimately, if that's what you do in your life, and that's what your life is based on, I don't know - I feel like that's a little bit of a meaningless life.

When you start a new job or a particular journey, you really don't know what to expect. I mean, you hear about your name being on the bestsellers list, but it doesn't really mean anything. Like, really, what does that translate to?

After I won the Oscar for 'Pollock,' some newspaper printed, 'She should get a million-dollar bump.' My sisters would write me, 'You're gonna get this million-dollar bump!'

The one thing you can't do when you're highly ranked is relax.

I don't think Michael had to retire for us to get the spotlight, because when you win, it commands attention.

'Strictly' is a bit like scoring the winning goal in the FA Cup Final or sinking the final putt in the Ryder Cup - only a few people get the opportunity to do it, and they have got to be famous.

Never in my life did I think I would be congratulated by Mick Jagger for achieving anything.

I never had any real expectations about what sort of success I would have or all the publicity.

When your results are good, you are obviously going to have a lot of press. And when you start to falter a little bit, you are going to have some criticism, and there is nothing abnormal in that.