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I think as far as any kind of pressure on a football team or on an individual in professional sports really depends not only on that individual but the leadership they have on the team and the leadership they have on the coaching staff. A lot of times, they can divert some of those pressures off of the individual and off of the team.

In a sportsperson's life, pressure is always there; you have to learn to deal with it.

I couldn't imagine being from a country where all the pressure is on a particular player.

The emotion to handle the pressure is one of the biggest challenges in football - it's the top challenge.

I'm used to performing under pressure, but that's playing football.

I love playing football. So I go out to play football, and I don't really feel pressure. Of course, there are some days when things just don't work out as well as they do on other days, but that doesn't have anything to do with pressure.

I feel pressure every day. It is only pressure that I put on myself, but I would expect all professional sportspeople to feel pressure to perform their best whenever they are at work.

Pressure is part and parcel of our career.

I've played for Real Madrid, where the pressure is so huge because you have to go and really win absolutely every game.

At this level, you put a lot of pressure on yourself as a player to perform and do well.