Quotes About Performance

At some shows, the set list gets changed while we are on stage. I know Ed thinks about the set very hard throughout the day in order to make the best show possible for the fans and for us.

Throughout the evening I would be recording these long saxophone delays and about four hours into the concert, if I wanted to take a break I would just play back the saxophone.

And it hurts as a player, that you put a lot of hard work in during the week, and at the end of the week, Sunday, when you get on the field, that's when they acknowledge about the hard work that you put in throughout the week. That's actually a disappointment.

Running has been great for keeping me fit throughout my acting career.

Research conducted throughout the world shows gender balance in top positions contributes to improved competitiveness and better business performance.

There was a strong focus on performance and respect for people. And one of the points that my father always made was that with all the challenges and obstacles and barriers, the one thing you can control is your performance. And that is one thing I have tried to adhere to throughout my career.

Dude, I throw a stick. Come on. I get paid a pretty good salary to throw a stick.

Guessing what the pitcher is going to throw is 80% of being a successful hitter. The other 20% is just execution.

When I'm disciplined with my drop and my footwork, I usually throw it pretty good. And when I'm a little bit off, or a little careless in that manner and not dead on to where I'm supposed to be, I'm not as good. So that's one thing - just being disciplined in my drops and my footwork.

My mentor Jon Simmons introduced me to the Stanislavski system, which is so heavy on back-story. So you write and write and write these back stories about a character and then you throw it away. So then on set, if it doesn't come, then you didn't do your work.

Ken Holtzman could pitch a game in ninety minutes. Wouldn't throw a breaking ball. And he had a great breaking ball.

You wouldn't do something for a receiver to catch the ball if the quarterback couldn't throw it.

I always wanted to host a show, throw whipped-cream pies. Theater is not my cup of tea.

All politicians should have 3 hats - one to throw into the ring, one to talk through, and one to pull rabbits out of if elected.

Javelin throw is a very technical event and a lot depends on the day's form.

When I throw a ground ball, I expect it to be an out, maybe two.

I'm sure some of the characters in 'X-Men' had a lot of physically demanding stuff to do, but my character's pretty much stand-and-deliver, stand there and throw fire at people. There's no acrobatics or anything.

If you can do that - if you run, hit, run the bases, hit with power, field, throw and do all other things that are part of the game - then you're a good ballplayer.

When he hit a ground ball to you, you knew you had to make a good throw because he was going to be running.

I throw as hard as I can when I think I have to throw as hard as I can.

Juan Hernandez was an actor out of New York, but what made Juan so great and what made Omar so great was that they both already knew how to box, so we didn't have to take them into a gym and teach them how to throw a left jab.

I could always throw stuff, starting with tantrums.

It's a very big mental game, all day leading up to warm-ups. You're not sure if your curveball will break, or will you be able to throw it over the plate? It's all negative thoughts going into the game.

You play it the way you always play it. You look for matchups, and you go through your progression, and you throw it to the guy who's most open.