Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections On and Off the Court

Pressure

The only pressure that amounts to a hill of beans is the pressure you put on yourself. If you’re trying to live up to expectations put on you by the media, parents, fans, your employer, or whatever else there may be, it’s going to affect you adversely because it brings on worry and anxiety. I think that is the tendency of people who choke under pressure. They’re thinking about living up to the expectations of everybody else instead of just doing their job the best they can.