Caroline Buchanan Quotes

The adrenaline is very important for me when I go in to bat. That makes me tick, makes me think better. When your energy is up and running, you have a much better chance of doing well.

Music can be useful during training to help get you psyched, and I still listen to music on easy climbs or in the gym. But during cutting-edge solos or really hard climbs, I unplug. There shouldn't be a need for extra motivation on big days, be it music or anything else. It should come from within.

In competition, when I start performance I try not to think about all the pressure from the fans. But, I got a lot of energy from them always. They make me more perfect.

I think when you compete every week, when you play under pressure daily, you find your rituals to be 100 percent focused on what you're doing.

I love playing under pressure. In fact, if there's no pressure, then I'm not in the perfect zone.

I think pressure is great; it can make the game more exciting and force us to play our best.

I learned, for me to play at my best, I need to play with an edge.

On the pitch, I need to stay focused, alert, and be ready to face my heart-racing moment with confidence.

When you start the match, you forget that you are No. 1, you have all the titles. You just have the battle ahead in front of you.

I love it when you have to perform at a certain level or else. That's when I'm at my best.

When big teams play each other, you automatically want to raise your game. You want to see what level you're at, and you know you have to step up.

I've tried to play within myself but I need adrenaline and need to be pumped up to play well otherwise you will see snoring snooker like that.

You rewind. You think of your preparation. You think of everything you did throughout the week, your life, the practices, the intensity. Everything flashes, and you come right back to that point. And it's like, game on.

Fear is not a word that describes what I feel when I step out on a tee with Tiger. He's the best player in the world. But it's more of a challenge. That's the word. Challenge. I love that challenge. I love that stage. To play with Tiger, and to see the circus that surrounds you, it makes me focus on my game. It's intense. A different atmosphere.

Tiger Woods, Larry Bird, Wayne Gretzky, a pitcher just before a game, I would imagine they all have nervous energy. But as you perform, the nervous energy dissipates and you start to relax and you start to do what you do best.

I like visualizing a lot, so the night before a competition and right before, I will visualize myself. I'll close my eyes, turn away from everybody, and just see myself doing exactly what I want to accomplish.

People often say that stress is a motivator. What we're referring to when we say this is really better described as stimulation and engagement.

Actually the adrenaline of the game will probably help me out a little bit to regain command and concentration about the things that I have to do.

When that bell rang, I wanted to go out there and do my thing.

I'd much rather have that pressure than be at the end of the field and no one expecting you to win. That's the kind of pressure that you've got to enjoy and love.

The only thing I want to think about the moments before a race is competing. I don't want the little things to distract me.

You go to a contest, and it's like, 'OK, I'm here for two weeks. All my energy, time, thinking, and everything is going toward that.' Everything you're doing is building toward the score at the end.

I like to compete. So, any time I get to go live - which means go all out - that's what I like to do.

When you walk out of your apartment, you think about performing; you do not think about how your opponent looks. So I think the advice from me to everybody is just to go out there and have fun.

I gotta be able to beat good guys at any moment. I think that's what I'm taking.