Quotes About Talent

We have to change the way we coach kids in the long-term so that by the time they hit 16, they are better than the Spanish, French, and German players. That is the big challenge, but the No. 1 criteria for me has always been how you are technically judged, from the age of eight, not size or power.

Technically, Neymar is the best player in the world.

I wasn't the best in my class at the Royal Academy. There was a really good soprano and baritone who were technically better and are doing really well in opera now. But I was definitely the best mezzo-soprano in my class, because I was the only one of those!

I wish I could sing. I don't technically have a terrible voice, but it's certainly not as good as most of my friends. Whenever I hear myself on a record, it just reminds me I'm not a very good singer.

Is there someone who can play guitar better than me technically? One hundred percent. But does anyone look better playing a guitar in my generation? Absolutely not.

Messi, even if technically is same or more, he doesn't have more charisma than Maradona had.

In a team, you need players who are technically good and can perform under pressure.

I don't really class myself as a musician, I can make music but I'm not the greatest technically. There were other people who were technically better than me in school but I knew how I wanted to sound and all I needed was to work out how to do it.

In the past, you might have said, 'This player is technically not good - let's prey on her.' But now, the game is professional in most countries - you can't just play on that.

Fortunately, I was technically skilled, so I didn't have to bludgeon people, I didn't have to batter them.

Listen, Im not technically the best singer in the world.

Acting just happens to be my skill, but I think I would probably be just as happy being a technician or entering into the film business in some other way.

When I was 19, I went door to door selling long-distance phone service to put myself through school. I was studying to become a computer graphic technician. I always got strangers saying, 'You should model; you should act.' A co-worker finally said, 'Go see this acting coach.'

I also know that I am not a great technician.

I know in my heart of hearts that Ritchie Blackmore is one of the great guitar players of all time. He's a fabulous technician, and he's got incredible skills, and he was a great showman.

Everybody can't be a steamroller, everybody can't be a body guy, everybody can't be a world class technician. But if you've got some of that stuff, you can be around for a long time.

Surgeons are not technicians; they're not mechanics. They're artists. I see patterns where not many other people see patterns. ...I think that's what made me a good surgeon, and now, that's what's making me a good writer.

I am aware that I am not extraordinarily gifted in terms of technique.

Neymar will never fail to have technique and creativity.

I have no guitar technique.

Cristiano Ronaldo is big and strong, but Messi's technique is pure class.

Obviously you've got God-given talent to do things that a lot of people can't do but I actually put the body of work in to get stronger, get faster, trying to work on my technique, trying to do little things that people usually don't do, just trying to improve my game.

I have acting technique; I have singing technique; I don't have a writing technique to fall back on.

Good acting is good acting, however you learn it. Some people who haven't studied are amazing. Some people like Leonardo DiCaprio are naturally gifted - he's learned technique by working with people early on.