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Bad Game Quotes

One bad game doesn't define a career.

These quotes come from athletes candidly describing what happens after a bad game, from going home to see a daughter and simply letting it go, to feeling the weight of worldwide coverage when things don't go well. One speaks to the pressure of representing a big club like United.

If I have a bad game I go home and see my daughter and I don't think about the bad game anymore.

Quotes by Teemu Pukki

If you don't play well, you have a bad game or a nightmare you know that the amount of coverage is worldwide.

Quotes by Steven Gerrard

Of course I have the odd bad game like other players. But I can't accept that. Especially when things don't go right for United. It all means so much to me to be succesful here. It drives me crazy at...

Quotes by Ruud van Nistelrooy

It's very important to go pitch-by-pitch and game-by-game and not getting too far ahead of myself. In the past, it was trying to make up for a bad game and thinking ahead and what do I have to do to...

Quotes by Jason Hammel

Bad Quotes

What cracks me up is people who think I don't take baseball seriously. It's the most important thing in my life. They don't know how hard it is for me to get a bad game out of my mind. I...

Quotes by Brady Anderson

Frequently Asked Questions

How do athletes cope with a bad game according to these quotes?
One describes simply going home to see their daughter and letting the bad game go rather than dwelling on it. It's a practical, grounding response rather than overanalysis.
Does media attention make a bad game harder to deal with?
Yes, one quote notes that when you don't play well, the resulting coverage is worldwide, adding pressure beyond the game itself. That visibility is part of what makes bouncing back harder.
What does "pitch-by-pitch and game-by-game" mean in this context?
It describes a mental approach of staying present rather than getting ahead of yourself or dwelling on a previous bad game. See our Game collection for related sports mindset quotes.
Is playing for a big club mentioned as adding pressure?
Yes, one quote describes how much it means to succeed at a club like United, admitting a bad game there drives them crazy more than it might elsewhere. Expectation clearly raises the emotional stakes.
Do these quotes suggest a bad game is unavoidable at some point?
Yes, one speaker accepts having the odd bad game like other players as simply part of competing at a high level. It's treated as a normal, if frustrating, part of the sport.

The common advice running through these lines is to stay focused pitch-by-pitch rather than dwelling on a rough outing. See our Game and Daughter collections for related reflections.