Quotes About Mastery

No one is free who has not obtained the empire of himself. No man is free who cannot command himself.

No man is free who cannot control himself.

No one is free who has not obtained the empire of himself.

if you memorize three hundred Tang poems, you might be able to write a little.

The perfection of art is to conceal art.

Not only did I play at a high level, I learned that personal discipline is the indispensable key for accomplishing anything in this life. I have since come to understand even more that it is, in fact, the mother and handmaiden of what we call genius.

Man cannot reach the shrine if he does not make the pilgrimage. Languages are jealous. They do not give up their best treasures to those who try to deal with them through an intermediary belonging to an alien rival.

The human race is challenged more than ever before to demonstrate our mastery, not over nature but of ourselves.

People are least aware of others when demonstrating their own power over them.

I mean this record does not sound like somebody's maiden voyage.

I make singers sing every note fully and wait till they hit the right note.

I don't think you can ask anybody in any walk of life to do anything at a championship level without doing it over and over and over and over and over again in preparation.

I walked away from the sport for 17 years, then started swimming again recently in a master's program.

I've always had a knack for hitting the mark perfectly. Even when I'm walking or running, I'm very good at not having to look down.

I'm a black belt and have been since 2000.

I have already bent time to my will.

I may not be able to re-record a song, but I can do a better job each time I sing it.

I actually think I play better now than I've ever played.

You learn more every season and that enables you to be a better player.

Learning how to slow the game down is the biggest thing.

I think I'm so much of a better driver than I was when I first came to Duke; that's the biggest thing for me.

You know, playing football for me is just like riding a bike.

I didn't want anyone to teach me how to hit a forehand or hit 600 backhands. I don't need that. I've hit a billion in my lifetime.

I wish I could play Blackjack really well.