Quotes About Preparation

For home games, I bring my clothes to the arena. I bring two different outfits that I can pick after the game. Road game, I got to wear what I walk in with.

If you do outline, you have to be aware of the problems that that kind of thing can cause.

I'm a great believer in outlines.

I make extensive outlines before I write a book. I usually know what will happen. I know the characters, and I know what they are about.

Mental outlook is such an important part of being a goalie.

I have interests outside of rugby and have been cultivating them for when I do decide to hang up the boots.

Just, you know, you can't put bread in a cold oven. You know, you've got to take your time. You've got to heat it up. So that's what, that's what I like to do with my music. I like to build it, and build it into a maddening, exciting crescendo.

I take a script and mull over it and underline the bits I want to emphasize. When I go to the set, I know exactly what I want to do.

Look several months ahead, see where the obstacles lie, and figure out ways to overcome them.

I never entered a fight overconfident.

People don't just show up in the C-suite overnight.

It's always a good idea to chill your crab cake mixture for a few hours, or even overnight, before frying because they'll hold together better.

You can become a star overnight, guys. You can be on the street walking one day, and you're on your way to the corner diner, and you had to hitch a ride to get there. And the next day, you can be a huge star, money coming at you from right and left. And you've got to know how to handle that situation.

I don't think you are ever prepared for success with bands like Simple Minds and U2. It wasn't until your fourth or fifth album that you really got that big-league success. It doesn't happen overnight, so you get used to it.

As late as my junior year, I was taking Italian at Duke because I thought I was going to have to go overseas and play. Then I had a great senior year and became a lottery pick.

When I found out how many accessories they have for babies, I was overwhelmed.

Every evening, write down the six most important things that you must do the next day. Then while you sleep your subconscious will work on the best ways for you to accomplish them. Your next day will go much more smoothly.

There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work and learning from failure." ~ Colin Powell

Amateurs think about tactics, but professionals think about logistics.

I don't believe in team motivation. I believe in getting a team prepared so it knows it will have the necessary confidence when it steps on a field and be prepared to play a good game.

Thus, the armies that would slaughter each other in the 1940s in the most massive mechanized battles in history trained together in the 1920s.

Saddle your dreams before you ride them.

Your dream career can be a nightmare without a backup plan

My whole life is waiting for the questions to which I have prepared answers.