Christian Pulisic Quotes

Obviously, making my debut at such a young age, people put a lot of pressure on you.

Playing in attack is difficult. You are under scrutiny, and you have to be able to deal with that.

When I get to go play in my hometown, it's almost one of the toughest times because I got so many people to cater to and then a lot of people that think they're supposed to be catered to.

There's a lot of expectation after you do something that seems to have been well received. It's kind of unfair.

There's been a lot thrust on my shoulders at a very young age.

In a way, we women take on more than we need to sometimes.

I've had to grow up with everyone watching me, which has been hard.

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.

When I arrived in Texas in 2001, I felt an enormous amount of pressure. I felt like I had all the weight of the world on top of me, and I needed to perform, and perform at a high level every day.

It's tough being the one person on the hot seat.

Being a fighter is no joke. Year in and year out. Especially as a world champion. All eyes are on you, and you can't go where you want, eat what you want.

It is a burden that people have expectations about me.

There's loads of eyes and expectations. People are almost waiting for you to make a mistake so they can say, 'Oh, she's a one-hit wonder!'

When things go well, the quarterback is the one who sees all the attention. When things go wrong, they are the ones who get criticized the most.

I remember, playing in college especially, I cried in almost every game I played. I just felt so much stress and pressure that I was letting everyone down if I didn't score a goal or win the game. I carried that weight with me into every game.

Everybody's got high expectations for me. I just don't want to let anybody down.

I'm aware of the fact that people that are watching to see what I do next - It's challenging to make the best decisions, and I don't always get it right.

There's always pressure on people's shoulders when it comes to Man United, and it's how you deal with the pressure.

Success can be wracking and reproachful, to you and those close to you. It can entangle you with legends that are consuming and all but impossible to live up to.

I don't think intimidated is the word. I definitely get excited by it. I don't want to let anybody down. I've always been the type of person to make everybody happy and get things done. I want everything to be 100% perfect. I do feel it when people hold me to high expectations.

It's hard to continue to be great and have so much on your back, knowing that even a little mistake can mess you up for good.

It is a big responsibility to play for Brazil. But I know how to deal with it.

At Juve you were first or you were nothing. If we went out of the Champions League it was a tragedy. I saw team-mates who did not eat for a week.

Any goalkeeper that's going to play for Liverpool is going to be looked at and scrutinised - every shot, everything about it is going to be scrutinised.

We enjoy the expectations people have of us. The higher they are, the more pressure, the better we like it.