British Quote by Chris Hoy

I put myself under a lot of pressure when I was racing, all the time.

— Dario Franchitti

My habit is to get real competitive and make racing probably more work than it is enjoyable, and I put a lot of pressure…

— Dale Earnhardt Jr

My psychologist told me I have to control my emotions and be more positive. She's taught me to stop the negative thoughts during the…

— Simona Halep

For me, I always think about keeping my upper body relaxed, my hips level, and my right side down on the turn. If I…

— Brittany Bowe

One of the main techniques I used was focusing on the goal and visualising myself competing in the race before the race started.

— Michael Johnson

I witnessed first-hand the self-defeating results of putting yourself under so much pressure to perform.

— Ananya Birla

There's so many things you can't account for that can happen during each race. I just focus on controlling what I can.

— Chase Elliott

Racing thoughts was the biggest hurdle to consistent meditation for me. I could sit down, but then I was left with this interior world…

— Jeff Kober

You had to decompress the pressure before the race. I taught my heart to relax. I lay down before the race. It gave me…

— Emerson Fittipaldi

I learned that I was just getting too consumed by racing. That's all I used to do was think about it. You have to…

— Tony Stewart

People ask me 'what was going through your mind in the race?' and I don't know. I try and ...let my body do what…

— Ian Thorpe

I put a lot of pressure on myself to perform, go out and win races.

— Ricky Stenhouse Jr