Performance Under Pressure Quotes

#1. Mental Management is the process of maximising the probability of having a consistent mental performance, under pressure, on demand

Lanny Bassham

#2. I'd like to think I could do something great - a performance like Meryl Streep's in 'Sophie's Choice' - at some point in my life. At the same time, though, I don't want to put too much pressure on myself to be great.

Heather Graham

#3. The combination of fear of disappointment, entitlement, and performance pressure is a recipe for hopelessness and self-doubt.

Brene Brown

#4. I have discovered that I cannot enhance anybody's performance without getting them not only to live with the butterflies that come with high-pressure jobs but to embrace that kind of physical response, enjoy it, get into it. That's the first real ticket to being a performer who thinks exceptionally.

John Eliot

#5. Living loved, we relax our expectations, our efforts, our strivings, our rules, our spine, our breath, our plans, our job descriptions and checklists; we step off the treadmill of the world and the treadmill of religious performance. We are not the authors of our redemption.

Sarah Bessey

#6. No matter how tough, no matter what kind of outside pressure, no matter how many bad breaks along the way, I must keep my sights on the final goal, to win, win, win-and with more love and passion than the world has ever witnessed in any performance.

Billie Jean King

#7. The voices of moral authority in the theatre demanded only punctuality and physical performance. In the light of continuing pressure and stress, the occasional lip service paid to moderation was meaningless. Starvation and poisoning were not excesses, but measures taken to stay within the norm.

Gelsey Kirkland

#8. Performance ought to improve with experience, and pressure is an obstacle that the diligent can overcome.

Malcolm Gladwell

#9. Barbra Streisand developed overwhelming performance anxiety at the height of her career; for 27 years she refused to perform for the general public, appearing live only in private clubs and at charity events, where she presumably believed the pressure on her was less intense.

Scott Stossel

#10. The ability to manage your emotions and remain calm under pressure has a direct link to your performance.

Travis Bradberry

#11. There is a tendency in all of us to ask for better statistical performance. There is a tendency to impose quotas behind which usually lies imposition of pressure to achieve improved statistics.

Gordon B. Hinckley

#12. I've always seemed to have my best performances when I'm under the most pressure.

Aaron Rodgers

#13. I've never been a really big fan of theatre. I don't know why. It's so much for effort. It's much more difficult for me than stage acting just because of the pressure that's piled on you and you have to learn the entire performance by heart.

Callan McAuliffe

#14. Great achievement often happens when our backs are up against the wall. Pressure can actually enhance your performance.

Robin Sharma

#15. Being an athlete, you know how to train and prepare your body for a performance and you're able to do it under pressure.

Kristi Yamaguchi

#16. 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.

Henry Cavill

#17. 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.

Kim Yuna