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

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

I think God has it written down for me, that without training and working hard you will never achieve desired results. All three times I have had to toil my way into the Olympics. Talking about pressure, well that is something you have to learn to deal with in sports.

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

When you get to an event like the Olympic Games, you can put too much pressure on yourself.

I don't really put too much pressure on myself. The only time people feel pressure is when they put it on themselves and listen to the outside stuff. I have great teammates and great coaches that do the right things around me that allows me to just focus on the game of football.

I think some of the pressure comes from the expectations of other people. Like if your father played baseball, they expect you to be the big lifesaver or something when you play a sport.

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.

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.

I think if you set yourself specific goals, that's quite a lot of pressure.