Fans were booing me at one point. I just kept working, that's the main thing. I'm not going to let that deteriorate my game.
The pressure is always there with Bayern, but we can cope with it.
I think there's pressure at every position at all times in the NFL.
I've had calf problems for many years, and it has been very difficult for me because I've played out of position, which means more sprints. Ten minutes into the game, I've not been able to feel my...
The most nerves I've ever felt on the first tee was at the President's Cup.
I don't feel pressure going into games.
I really pride myself on not missing starts and being able to take the ball when it's my turn, I want to be able to do my job and take my turn. Especially in the playoffs.
I always see every opponent as a tough guy to beat.
A lot of clay court players want rhythm. They want the time to play from the baseline, and it's about preventing them from having that.
Defense is about will and effort and a certain toughness you have to have.
For me, it's about making sure the mental side of my game is in a good place; if it is, then it's just about backing your ability when you are out in the middle and doing what you can for the team.
Football in Europe is very sink or swim. People get sucked into that and are swayed by results.
There have been so many times when I've heard people not supporting me. So I just play and try not to think about it.
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Anytime you can feel the ball a bit more and you feel like you're a little bit more involved, it's all about confidence.
As a player, if you win 10 in a row and you lose one, or you lose 10 in a row, you are still going to be angry when you lose. It's the nature of the game.
As far as practice, I get those mental reps. I don't have to physically be out there. It's just a mindset and a mentality.
I don't feed off of the boos, I don't feed off anything like that... No one likes to get booed, no one likes to get cussed out, no one likes to get yelled at by 20,000 fans when you go places.
That's basically what my parents taught me throughout my childhood, being intense and consistent. In my opinion, those are the hardest things to do in the NBA.
Playing main-draw matches helps, and playing in front of crowds and playing in big matches definitely helps, getting them all under your belt.
You learn that in so many of our matches, it can all depend on just four or five points.
Any time you're dealing with an ankle, you've got to run, you've got to cut, you've got to do all those things. It makes it tough.
This year I guess I decided in the bigger matches to take it more to my opponent instead of waiting a bit more for the mistakes. Yeah, this is I guess how you want to win Wimbledon, is by going after...
It's all about the playoffs for me. I don't care about the regular season.
When I reach the line, I just know I'm going to dribble the ball twice, and when I shoot, I know it's going in. I get there and relax. I've put more in than I have missed, so in my head, I know...
Just knowing you can get into a cage and do that is part of how the mindset of a fighter can be applied to pretty much any situation really.
You have to keep control mentally when you go a goal down.
I usually don't wear anything on my head while competing. Sweat on my face doesn't really bug me.
I always want to fight someone who is going to be game out there.
You play with pain. You don't think about it.
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