Quotes About Performance

the world to think and, while doing so, to increase his tension and doubt, while after success he won't be able to resist the temptation to analyze how to repeat it.

Never try to impress a woman, because if you do she'll expect you to keep up the standard for the rest of your life.

I always thought the whole idea of being paid to play pro basketball is ridiculous. I mean, think about it. You are taking that ball, running down the court, and you've got somebody on you. You've got four guys out there on your team, and five from the other team, and some people on the bench, and you look up and the place is packed, and all you are trying to do is make that ball go through the hole. It's just crazy to me. After all these years, it still doesn't make sense.

My thoughts were always that that night was the most important game in the world. Everybody in the world was watching that one game. And I had to be the best player on the court and win that game that night. That was my mentality, and it stuck with me all the way through my career.

The key to being a good shooter is balance. Everything follows balance.

There is nothing better than being out there when the game is on the line.

lt takes guts to play defense, because you can loaf out on the court and nobody will know it. Only you will know if you did your best to grab a loose ball, or stop your man from scoring.

The foundation of changing behavior is linking rewards to performance and making the linkages transparent.

Operations To execute well there must be accountability, clear goals, accurate methods to measure performance, and the right rewards for people who perform. But now, more than ever before, leaders need to design flexible operating plans. In the past a company might make one or perhaps two profound changes in its operations each year.

Execution has to be a part of a company's strategy and its goals. It is the missing link between aspirations and results. As such, it is a major—indeed, the major—job of a business leader. If you don't know how to execute, the whole of your effort as a leader will always be less than the sum of its parts.

I gave a funny speech at my wife's birthday party, and I'm thinking, 'Hey, I've still got it.'

The same things we've done the past couple of seasons. We've worked on the engine and clutch. We'll try and pick up the performance and consistency of the car and go back out there.

Good acting is all in the writing. If it isn't on the page, then it really won't make any difference. You cannot act on force of personality alone.

Comedy is not funny. Comedy is hard work and timing and lots and lots of rehearsals.

We need programs that will teach athletes how to spell 'jump shot' rather than how to shoot it.

Follow the wisdom of the great actor, James Cagney, you hit your mark, you look the other guy in the eye, and you tell the truth.

Exercise is wonderful," said Louis. "I could sit and watch it all day.

But success and failure reveal nothing about our spirituality.

Larry the Cable Guy

In keeping with this, the human knowledge of this God advocated in the NT is to be exhibited primarily by participating in this relationship and not simply by ritual performance.

Success comes from what you do, not from what you say you are going to do.

Listen, if you start worrying about the people in the stands, before too long you're up in the stands with them.

You planned as much as you could, then you tap-danced like mad.

I do think musical-theater actors can get a bad rap, and I see why. There is a certain slickness - there's nothing better than an amazing musical, but an okay musical can be one of the worst times you've ever had.