Pressure Quotes

We believe that civilization has been created under the pressure of the exigencies of life at the cost of satisfaction of the instincts.

With the 24-second shot clock, there will be a lot of pressure on (players), and with that pressure you have to have a bigger rotation and a better bench.

Danica's been put under a lot of pressure ... probably more than I ever was. No one ever expected me to win with the equipment I was given.

We changed (defenses) and when we get out of pressure we look terrible, but I thought we did a good job against a pretty good team in terms of scrambling. I was very disappointed in our intensity in the first half. I thought we played a real poor first half.

There is tremendous pressure on India and Pakistan from the international community to resolve the dispute, ... I can tell you with authority that the Kashmir issue is heading towards a resolution.

At times it's good to take the pressure off of preparing for a race at the end of the week. With a week off from racing, we'll be focusing on the workouts.

I have no nerves , no emotion , no pressure.

I'm not worried about the pressure that comes with it, a little concerned, but not worried.

He who is of calm and happy nature will hardly feel the pressure of age, but to him who is of an opposite disposition youth and age are equally a burden.

We must not enable anyone to impose his personal view regarding religion on others by force, oppression, or pressure.

We're certainly under pressure again. England have played consistent cricket for two days in this match and have certainly played more consistent cricket than us in the series. That sees us in another challenging position that we'll have to sit down and think about it.

This prize carries the message that Europe intends to put further pressure on human rights issues in Iran as a political move to achieve its particular objectives.

. . . if I had been a man, self-respect, family pressure and the public opinion of my class would have pushed me into a money-making profession; as a mere woman I could carve out a career of disinterested research.

We just think about playing our game. If they feel the pressure, let them have it.

That is the behavior people take under the pressure of survival, ... This is misconstrued as looting, as thievery.

When you win a tournament like that, actually any tournament, it doesn't matter; there's added pressure on you. Every golfer goes through a rough time in their career, and I went through it the last year or so, but I'm going to try to work out of it and try to stay positive.

Watch out for excessive pressure. The charity that wants your money today will welcome it just as much tomorrow.

Pressure busts pipes.

It was not easy. I had a lot of pressure, but now I have the medal.

These are clumsy words, a moment of distraction due to pressure. It's normal for a coach to defend his players, it's done with talent and passion, but you mustn't descend to excess. Bernard crossed the yellow line. He knows he has gone too far.

We know what to expect. They will try to put us under pressure and play for territorial advantage. They will be like a wall and we will have to be patient to move that wall.

She's 6-6 and has size 10 feet. That puts a lot of pressure on her shins and legs.

I felt like there was a lot of pressure on Purdue. They came off a huge game against Michigan State and there was bound to be a letdown. We just talked to our kids about playing hard for 40 minutes and see what happens.

Now that I'm here, I think my blood pressure is quite a bit lower.

When you're out there in the big league pressure cooker, a pitcher's attitude -- his utter confidence that he has an advantage of will and luck and guts over the hitter -- is almost as important as his stuff.