Quotes About Skill

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

I never played with a runner in my entire life, even in schools, because only I know where the ball is going and how hard, when I hit the ball, something my runner will never know about.

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.

Someone who wants to write should make an effort to write a little something every day. Writing in this sense is the same as athletes who practice a sport every day to keep their skills honed.

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

They call Ray Robinson the best fighter, pound for pound. I'm the best fighter, ounce for ounce.

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

You know what they say about big hitters...the woods are full of them.

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.

I'm not dumb enough to be a goalie.

Sport must be amateur or it is not sport. Sports played professionally are entertainment.

The more I practice, the luckier I get.

There is no such thing as natural touch. Touch is something you create by hitting millions of golf balls.

Luck? Sure. But only after long practice and only with the ability to think under pressure.

Lacrosse is probably the best sport I ever played.

It is impossible to imagine Goethe or Beethoven being good at billiards or golf.

I started racing go-karts. And I love karts. It's the most breath taking sport in the world. More than F1, indeed, I used to like it most.

The difference of great players is at a certain point in a match they raise their level of play and maintain it. Lesser players play great for a set, but then less.

Boxing is like jazz. The better it is, the less people appreciate it.

I consider myself blessed. I consider you blessed. We've all been blessed with God-given talents. Mine just happens to be beating people up.

Football: A sport that bears the same relation to education that bullfighting does to agriculture.

In my sport, the quick are too often listed among the dead

Good pitching will always stop good hitting and vice-versa.