Quotes About Performance

You've got to make sure the field condition is great for the players, because we're the guys out there running, putting our life on the line, playing hard.

The first condition for comedy is that if you laugh at your own jokes, others won't laugh. You have to say something funny very seriously.

Lindor is a good player. When I was 20, I wasn't conditioned like he is.

When I put on a performance I always work so hard, so I have conditioning for 10, 15 rounds.

Good physical conditioning is essential for success.

It's an actor's job to play all the human conditions - light, dark, and medium.

In an Ashes series you have to adapt quickly to the conditions and your rivals. If you don't, you get found out.

When you are asked to open the batting in overcast conditions, it is a challenge.

It's all about the conditions and how the wicket is going to behave. We don't know how the nature of wicket is.

I think to win in straight sets every match is important for the body, for the legs, for the physical conditions.

I think part of being a professional cricket player is being able to adapt to conditions.

In overcast conditions where you bat first, we have to try and not lose early wickets.

Being professional cricketers, we have to adjust to different playing conditions and perform well in all circumstances.

As coaches, you want to be able to put your players in a system that's conducive to their success.

Sri Lankan wickets may not be conducive for fast bowling, but it doesn't mean that the quicks can't get wickets there.

No one should ever know where conduct ends and acting begins. Conduct unbecoming. That's what acting is.

That's what I do: I'm a singer. I have many arrangers, but I usually conduct for myself.

The conductor has the advantage of not seeing the audience.

Composers are not all good conductors.

I've always been accused of moving around too much when I play concertos. Sometimes, conductors ask me which of us is leading.

I played with the best conductors of the world.

Acting is a form of confession.

My whole act is confession.

When we first went there we completely lacked confidence. Our manager told us our act was too long, and told us to drop certain numbers and concentrate on the exciting stuff. And he was right.