Quotes About Performance

Karate is a form of martial arts in which people who have had years and years of training can, using only their hands and feet, make some of the worst movies in the history of the world.

There are basically two types of people. People who accomplish things, and people who claim to have accomplished things. The first group is less crowded.

I swear it upon Zeus an outstanding runner cannot be the equal of an average wrestler.

They throw the ball, I hit it. They hit the ball, I catch it.

The humility to prepare and the self-confidence to bring it off.

You touch every other ball and, if you screw up, you only have one more person to back you up. You can't go hide in the corner.

In tennis, you can make a couple of mistakes and still win. Not in golf. I played three rounds in that Tahoe event, and I was drained. Mentally, not physically.

In baseball, my theory is to strive for consistency, not to worry about the numbers. If you dwell on statistics you get shortsighted; if you aim for consistency, the numbers will be there at the end.

I really loved what the guys were doing more than anything, how high they jumped, how effortless it was.

I was just ice skating. I had no concept of that. In those days you couldn't see the judges. I was this little person on the ice and they were just people that would stand around the boards.

Attitude determines how well you do it.

I don't care how good you play, you can find somebody who can beat you, and I don't care how bad you play, you can find somebody you can beat.

I have two speeds. Fast and faster. I don't just run. I take it.

It isn't hard to be good from time to time in sports. What is tough, is being good every day.

We had a good team on paper. Unfortunately, the game was played on grass.

I'm not a big sports fan, but I love it when they "slam dunk." That's sexy.

When I got to match point in the final I was afraid I'd be a little nervous, but I just said, You have to stay focused, just think about what you have to do.

When I dunk, I put something on it. I want the ball to hit the floor before I do.

I'm playing pretty good now, but my ranking doesn't say that. I'm number two.

A lot of rookies hit the wall after 50 or 60 games.

The glory of sport is witnessing a well-coached team perform as a single unit, striving for a common goal and ultimately bringing distinction to the jersey the players represent.

Why that would be like challenging Bing Crosby to a singing contest,wouldn't it

If I don't practice the way I should, then I won't play the way that I know I can.

We must have had 99 per cent of the match. It was the other three per cent that cost us.