Quotes About Mastery

There are no victims in the universe, only creators. The Masters who have walked this planet all knew this.

Just as surely as every new language mastered opens up a new world, so knowledge of a Beethoven, a Chopin, or a Schumann opens up a new world in spiritual beauty and thought.

One who conquers others is great, one who conquers the world is mighty, but one who conquers himself is divine.

The purpose of four incarnative existence is the evolution of the soul. It is to learn, grow and become master of our own life.

Very few spiritual or religious masters know that the student is sometimes a teacher because they haven't acquired such level.

Creativity follows mastery, so mastery of skills is the first priority for young talent.

Champions are champions not because they do anything extraordinary but because they do the ordinary things better than anyone else.

Basketball isn't just a sport. It is an art, one that must be mastered to succeed.

If you want to win, do the ordinary things better than anyone else does them day in and day out.

I don't need the best hairstyle or the best body. Just give me a ball at my feet and I'll show you what I can do.

Build up your weaknesses until they become your strong points.

If I don't practice the way I should, then I won't play the way that I know I can.

The key is that I control my life; my life doesn't control me.

We're supposed to be perfect our first day on the job and then show constant improvement.

A guy that throws what he intends to throw, that's the definition of a good pitcher.

There is no such thing as natural touch. Touch is something you create by hitting millions of golf balls.

It is impossible to imagine Goethe or Beethoven being good at billiards or golf.

You don't have to have been a horse to be a jockey.

I let my racket do the talking. That's what I am all about, really. I just go out and win tennis matches.

Excellence is not an act, but a habit.

But, at the moment, when I step on the pitch, when I have the ball I know it's mine. It's just a feeling.

The best and fastest way to learn a sport is to watch and imitate a champion.

There are so many wizards of the computer, stock market, test tube, and spectator sport, but so few of the art of life.

Opponents confront us continually, but actually there is no opponent there. Enter deeply into an attack and neutralize it as you draw that misdirected force into your own sphere.