Quotes About Skill

I'm a natural. That's why I make the big bucks.

One thing a shooter loves is to make his first shot. He makes his first shot from three; that builds confidence.

I started to play the guitar for a couple of years, which was fun. I still bring it out once in a while, could bust out a couple of songs, but I'm not very good at it.

I wanted to show people that I'm not a bust. I can play. I can do this.

This kind of prelude was succeeded by the concerto itself which he executed with a degree of spirit and firmness that no one has ever pretended to equal.

One man cannot practice many arts with success.

Success is really about expertise.

I believe that good investors are successful not because of their IQ, but because they have an investing discipline. But, what is more disciplined than a machine? A well-researched machine can make many average investors redundant, leaving behind only the really good human investors with exceptional intuition and skill.

You don't need a Ph.D. in mathematics to be a successful poker player.

Perfecting your craft is one of the main keys in being successful.

I started to become internationally successful starting at the age of 9.

Chess was natural for me; I was extremely successful.

If I could be lucky enough to just have radio as the base for the rest of my life, I could build off that. No matter how successful I become, I always look at radio as the only skill set I can really call on. I even know how to operate the boards.

I was not successful as a ball player, as it was a game of skill.

I developed an interesting skill set in that I was able to create a network and create experiences and environment - I built this decadent playground for men. It might have been successful, but it wasn't important. It didn't have any true meaning.

Speaking fluent English - like doing long division or successfully rewiring a 220-volt electrical outlet - is not a skill you're born with. It's something you learn, occasionally even by opening some old dictionary.

I can now successfully drive a stick. That's a huge accomplishment.

Anytime I'm locked out of somewhere with another person, I can usually pick the lock successfully. And then I feel like James Bond.

I don't think there's such a thing as a 'best' drummer.

I didn't know that there was such a thing as butter carving. But then, I poked around a little bit. A quick Google search will show you 55,000 images of butter carvings, and they're extraordinary.

Learning how to rap actually improved my English, because it forced me to talk fast, and I used to suck at that.

If you suck, you're gonna suck real bad, and if you play well, it's going to sound really good.

You can't be named like a sport if you suck at it.

The funny thing about acting is, there's no 'right' way to make it. Some people need to work their butts off, and some don't. They're just naturals. I wasn't a natural. I sucked.