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Quotes about Pressure

I think every entertainer's had nights when things go wrong. I mean you can't remember everything all the time, and especially if you're having hard times personally, things going on that you - you know, and then people make it worse. And that makes you feel worse.
— Dolly Parton
I got my developmental deal first, and I got 'Total Divas.' Everything from there it just went, boom! I was living my life on reality TV. I had to perform for WWE as well as show that to the whole world.
— Eva Marie
I have not had tragic incidences in my life that have rocked my personal being. The thing that really has been my biggest enemy in this world has been pressure. And people. People who I love. People who look at me differently. The pressure is tough, man. I'm not gonna lie. It's the hardest part. Easily.
— Myron Rolle
Not only do you not do your best work in the "dangerously over-challenged" range, but if you stay in this range for very long, something in your life will break. I don't care how resilient you are, how much energy you naturally possess, or how much mental toughness you think you have; something will break. You will not be exempt from this law. Your health, marriage, connection with your kids, relationship with God, emotional well-being—something is going to crack.
— Bill Hybels
New York is such a competitive place; it tears people apart. People come here and, if they can't make it in the first month, they get torn apart and they have to go back to where they came from. I don't think that's terribly healthy.
— Moby
Anxiety is a trap; it's not a trend to be followed. It's not supposed to be cool, it's meant to be fixed.
— Masaba Gupta
When God wants to bring more power into our lives., He brings more pressure. He is generating spiritual force by friction.
— AB Simpson
I feel like it's harder to perform in front of a smaller crowd sometimes still than it is a larger crowd.
— Alexa Bliss
Life is a razor, you are always in hot water or a scrape.
— John Updike
The harder we press on a violin string, the less we can feel it. The louder we play, the less we hear.… If I "try" to play, I fail; if I race, I trip. The only road to strength is vulnerability. —STEPHEN NACHMANOVITCH
— Arianna Huffington
There is a syndrome in sports called 'paralysis by analysis.'
— Arthur Ashe
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.
— Donovan McNabb