Drew Carey Quotes

Each one of us requires the spur of insecurity to force us to do our best.

Pressure makes me perform better.

To me, everything's competition.

Some people thrive under pressure, but pressure can also ruin your performance, it can push you down angles which you don't want to go.

With competition everyone has to try harder.

Whatever you see - any good results - are all from the pressure.

Pressure makes me produce. Kills most guys. Mortifies 'em.

Competing makes me that much more driven and, honestly, I perform better under pressure.

If you don't have competition in a squad, you can have complacency - and, if you have complacency, you won't win.

When I am No. 2, and I am working as hard as I can, then quite often the keeper ahead starts to raise his game even more.

Competition is something that brings you to the next level because if you have no competition, and you know you are starting week in, week out, it takes a little bit of the quality.

Some players need pressure to get the best out of themselves.

It's always pressure in sport. It was a lot of pressure since Day 1 in Orlando, and it's going to be always pressure, but I think those pressures make us better.

I like added pressure. It makes me work harder.

I've always believed that - it's stupid, but I always use this - the pressure makes the diamonds. I really do believe that. The more pressure I'm put under, the more, it seems, I thrive. The more you give me to do and the more you give me to accomplish, the more I can get done for you.

I can't actually think of a job where I was relaxed the whole time. I don't think I would want to do that job. When I break into a cold sweat when I'm reading, I think, 'Oh good. That's what's supposed to be happening.'

We're involved in racing because there's that element of competition. But there's that desire to push yourself beyond the natural comfort zone and the boundaries that are preset if you like, and to be better than the rest.

I push every day against forces that say you have to go faster, be more effective, be more productive, you have to constantly outdo yourself, you have to constantly outdo your neighbor - all of the stuff that creates an incredibly productive society, but also a very neurotic one.

Don't ever, ever, believe anyone who tells you that you can just get by, by doing the easiest thing possible. Because there's always somebody behind you who really wants to do what you're doing. And they're going to work harder than you if you're not working hard.

My performance level has risen - and my anxiety-level has sky-rocketed.

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

It is nice to have valid competition; it pushes you to do better.

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.

As a competitor, you have to learn pretty quickly how to deal with pressure.

I would say I thrive in a competitive environment.