Quotes About Mastery

My ability maps my own writing. I haven't spent a whole lot of time biting licks from the really quick masters. That's why I'm not very good at that sort of super-fast, shreddy sweeping. So I've never considered myself a traditionally good, fast-playing guitarist.

Copy my favorite moves and my Tour-proven setup positions, and you'll start catching it on the sweet spot every time, with every club in your bag.

It takes a while to master the art of hammock-lounging. At first I could only manage five minutes or so before I thought I ought to get out and go and help a child learn how to swim or something. But after observing the Mexicans' capability for staring into space for hours on end, I decided to put in some proper practice.

All the guys at this top level, they're pretty much dangerous all over the place. If you're not good all over the place, you'll be in a little bit of trouble. It's hard to swim at the top end if you're only good at one thing.

The best swimmers are the ones that almost don't try the most... It's just about relaxing and enjoying it.

You obviously don't really forget how to play the old songs; you just don't have to spend so much time convincing yourself that you remember them. Way less mental energy is spent swimming around in lyrics you've already written and chords you've already played.

Hitting is like swimming. Once you learn the stroke, you never forget it.

Obviously, swimming is my strength, but I'm also good at fencing.

He has the finest, fundamentally sound golf swing I've ever seen.

Jack Nicklaus liked to curve the ball by opening or closing the clubface at address. I never felt I was good enough to do it his way. I didn't like changing my swing path, either, which some guys do.

I don't bowl at 140 kmph or 150 kmph, so my best chance of getting the batsmen out is by bowling in the right areas and getting it to swing.

If there is someone who is able to swing the ball, I believe I have it in me to swing it a bit more than the other bowlers.

I know I have a good swing. It's a matter of repeating it.

I've been swinging the same way since I was born. It's always worked.

When I'm swinging well, nobody hits the golf ball any better than I do.

Swinging harder with a longer club almost always leads to bad shots.

Sword fighting is just as fun as it looks on the screen.

I have good spacial awareness, and I'm pretty comfortable with a sword.

Sword fighting in film is not about how good the fighter is, but how good the actor receiving the blows is.

I never thought I'd be an expert at sword fighting, I never thought I'd be an expert in protein powders - I'm close to being an expert in both. It's great!

I still got bars, I just use 'em differently. I'd say I'm a better singer than I am a rapper at this point because I've been sharpening my sword.

The relation of repetitions for learning and for repeating English stanzas needs no amplification. These were learned by heart on the first day with less than half of the repetitions necessary for the shortest of the syllable series.

If a professional musician in a symphony orchestra is playing Beethoven. But this particular orchestra have played this particular chestnut so many times, they can play it in their sleep. Does the genius remain present in the music or not?

I make sure my lip sync is correct. It's a long process. But I enjoy it.