Quotes About Performance

There is no such thing as an "independent artist". All artists are essentially co-dependent of the audience.

Well done is better than well said.

It's not enough to do your best; you must know what to do & then do your best.

Don't ever promise more than you can deliver, but always deliver more than you promise.

However many holy words you read, however many you speak, what good will they do you if you do not act on upon them?

My goal in sailing isn't to be brilliant or flashy in individual races, just to be consistent over the long run.

Every dance is a kind of fever chart, a graph of the heart.

I hate the word 'production'...it's a ceremony, it's a ritual...you should go out of the theatre stronger and more human than when you went in.

The most important body part is the mind. With the will and know-how, you can perform near miracles.

Just because someone has fancy sneakers doesn't mean they can run faster.

Peak performance begins with your taking complete responsibility for your life and everything that happens to you.

Any business or industry that pays equal rewards to its goof-off and its eager beavers sooner or later will find itself with more goof-offs than eager beavers.

The decathlon is nine Mickey Mouse events and the 1500 metres.

The best performance improvement is the transition from the nonworking state to the working state.

Setting up a system that rewards you for meeting your goals and has penalties for failing to hit your target is just as important as putting your goals down on paper.

You go for the quality of the performance, not the longevity of it.

I play to win, whether during practice or a real game.

Do what you do so well that they will want to see it again and bring their friends.

What turns ordinary people into overachievers is the way they use their minds when they are called on to perform.

Stick with your own perception of yourself-living in your own world-and letting your reality, not the reality presented by other people or particular situations, control your performance.

Great acting is being able to create a character. Great character is being able to be yourself.

Meeting the deadlines is not good enough, beating the deadlines is my expectation.

Your audience gives you everything you need. They tell you. There is no director who can direct you like an audience.

Hills are speedwork in disguise.