Quotes About Skill

The Barcelona players have reached an amazing mutual understanding that they can play with their eyes closed.

Of all the things that can frustrate a guitarist the most, it's the nagging feeling that he's not reaching a certain level of proficiency as quickly as he should.

Reacting is so important to the craft of acting.

Genius is the capacity for productive reaction against one's training.

Defense is natural. Defense is a reaction. Offense - you've gotta do the moves; you've gotta get it down pat.

If I think I will get the ball, I go out. I can't stop halfway because the goal is empty and the player would have the opportunity to shoot. You make the reaction, and then, of course, you have to be sure to get the ball. But it's years of practice. You can't say from one day to the other, 'Now I will do it,' you know? You have to feel it.

It just goes to show how much the women's game has improved over the years: there are some outstanding goalkeepers capable of fantastic reaction saves.

I was a good reader of a rugby match. I could kick, too.

The more experience you have, the more confidence you get and the more ready you are.

The real secret of magic lies in the performance.

Marloes Coenen is the real deal.

People admire a screen actor if they have theatre skills, but it's looked down upon by the industry as being not a 'real job,' in the way it isn't in New York or the U.K.

Driving in the rain, in real life, separates the men from the boys, I'd say.

My friends were the class clowns, but I was the one in class doing Michael Jordan or teachers for no reason. I've always been amazing at impersonating real people, too, rather than celebrities.

I always messed around a little bit growing up, just shooting with my left hand, but now I'm actually getting real work in with my left hand. I think it's going to be a big help.

I've grown up with a piano in the house, and that's where I started to be able to learn things by ear. Guitar kind of happened, and I was using it just for writing at first. Then, I was writing so much that I began to realise that I knew how to play, and that's when I started getting nerdy about it.

I don't think people realise the quality of player in the lower leagues.

When I started playing hockey, I realised the entire game relies on your back- you have to bend to play it.

I'm musical in the sense that I can write a song, but I realised when I was learning the piano as a child that there were people who played it so much better.

Real acting is realistic no matter what the medium.

Good writing is everything.

You just can't make bad writing look good. But if you have good writing, you just say it, and it's almost done.

Eric Gordon is a great scorer.

To be a comedian, you gotta jokesmith, there's no way around it.