Quotes About Skill

I used slam dunking as a tool for intimidation.

For me, choosing between fiction and nonfiction is really only about picking the right tool for the job.

I can't sight-read classical etudes - I would have to see it and learn it. But yeah, I can read. It is a wonderful tool. It's like speaking another language. Anyone that says reading music can hurt your playing is either stupid, lazy, or ignorant.

I was gifted with the ball, and I saw the opportunity of playing in the Bundesliga as the tool I needed to make a name for myself.

I've got my speed, my precision. I have tools. I'm going to use them.

I've got all the tools to make it hard for anyone, especially someone that's a division lower than me.

I think I have all tools in the world to beat anybody at 125 pounds. I really do.

I think the hard thing about all these tools is that it takes a fair amount of effort to become proficient.

Writing a song is much like being an author. Yes, we all have tools to write (everyone has a brain I hope!), but that doesn't all of a sudden make us best selling authors.

I have always been a puncher, but I tried to use my other tools and take my time, because in boxing, you need longevity. I can have a dust-up and knock anyone out in the first round, but you need more than that.

I like the skill set required to be an outdoorsman - to cook food over fire and to climb rocks without ropes, to move around using nothing but yourself and maybe some rudimentary tools.

Golovkin is the No 1 name on my list. People put this guy's name so high. But I know I can beat him. I know that I have the tools and the style to take this guy out.

I always say that practice gets you to the top most of the time.

I'm confident that no matter what game comes out, I'll be able to play at a top competitive level.

To get to the top, you must put in a lot of hard work, but you also need to be blessed with talent.

I feel as though I've proved myself these last five years that I can be one of the top players in the league.

With tennis, you can go pick up a racket, take a lesson, and understand how much talent and skill it takes to be as good as the top pros. Same with golf: pick up a club. But not many can go out and get in a race car and experience a drive at over 200 miles an hour.

I've seen myself do stuff on stage that was pretty amazing. I think that would be true for any athlete. Any top athlete will see something that they are very proud of. All my injuries will attest to the fact that besides being a musician, it comes down to being an athlete.

I know I'm a good fighter, probably a great fighter. I've fought the best in the world since I was a kid, and I've been fortunate to come out on top.

Eden's a top player.

Maybe because I am an actor-casting director, I always felt that we need good actors in the industry and we need to bring them at the top.

I think Formula One is extremely difficult, obviously, and it's the best drivers in the world so it's not easy to jump in and be on your top level immediately.

It's great when you can challenge yourself against the top players in tense situations. I've always enjoyed it.

I can 100 percent compete at the top level in every game that I play.