Quotes About Mastery

My father always said, 'I don't care if you're a ditch digger, as long as you're the best ditch digger in the world.'

Performing is my favorite thing.

Do what you fear most and you control fear.

When I have the ball at my feet, I'm in different world.

I do like to cook. But I only cook a few things, but those few things I do really well.

I know how to write fiction well.

I still play the fiddle every day. I'm afraid if I don't, it won't know who I am.

You've got to be the best at what you can do - be the best at it! And the best has to be the best; you can't just fiddle around and hope.

You aren't going to show me something I haven't seen. Nobody can bring something to me that I don't already know, not in boxing. That's where I've mastered my trade, I can't talk in other fields.

I seek out people that are experts in their fields and see how I compare with them and if I can hold my own.

Yeah, I'm definitely really good at 'FIFA.'

As long as I don't rush things, I'm a lot better fighter.

What looks better with that 'Ultimate Fighter' plaque that's on my wall? That belt. I'll tell you what, I won't stop until I get it.

I like exciting fighters - Anthony Pettis, Jose Aldo. I like all the great fighters, Cain Velasquez, all the champions. They're so good at what they do. I just admire people who are good at what they do and people you can watch and learn from.

The only fighters to beat Manny Pacquiao have become legends themselves.

Fighters just want to be the best.

Demian Maia, I love the way he fights.

Yes, I came into this sport as just a grappler, but the more I learn, the more it shines in my fights.

I figured if you're going to do something, you should do it the best you can.

Computers used to petrify me before I figured it was just a matter of getting used to them.

I have, compartmentalized in my head, one file for the NFL, one for college basketball and one for golf. They contain everything I've ever read, watched and learned.

Part of being a filmmaker is also being a craftsman.

Kurosawa is the sensei, the Shakespeare, of filmmaking.

Filmmaking is a real craft.