Quotes About Practice

I'm aware that I'm now a role model for younger players. I bring more maturity to practice - it's more of a work environment to me, where I consciously work to get better each day.

Have a good work ethic. You've got to practice, practice, practice. I'm not telling you what to practice - that's up to you.

I could have played in the NBA. I would have put up 1,000 jump shots a day. I've got that type of work ethic.

One thing I did inject was a different work ethic: Guys, no, we don't rehearse once or twice a month, we rehearse every day after work and on weekends, and that's how we're gonna get better. And everybody adopted that work ethic, and it did pay off.

I kept a chart each day so I had an idea of how many shots I took and how many I made. Looking back on it now, I can appreciate the work ethic I put forward.

There have been ups and downs obviously. But my bright spots have been bright enough for me to believe that I belong. And what I do day to day in practice, I have confidence from that work ethic.

If you want to be good at something, you really have to work at it every single day. You have to work hard at the things that are hard. Otherwise you are just treading water.

My dad told me, 'If you're going to go out there and play baseball, or you're going to play basketball or football, work hard at it no matter what. I want you to have fun with your buddies, but you have to put in the time because this is your craft.' He didn't just want me to be good. He pushed me to that next level.

Keep the faith; work hard: practice does make you perfect. Do what you can, and meet the right people to make it work.

Practice, work hard, and give it everything you have.

Golf is a game to me. Other players work extremely hard all year long. I work hard before Augusta. I know I get good results when I practice, but it also wears me out. It literally wore me out even when I was in my 20s.

I work hard on my game.

I practice and work hard at my music, but I'm not saving lives here.

We work hard in the gym; we work on set plays, which are massive. We work really hard on them on the training ground.

Set pieces are something I work hard at after training, and I hit quite a lot every day.

You have to be willing to accept the information, you have to be willing to work hard. You have to be motivated to go to practice with an open mind. You have to be willing to be criticized. Only you can do those things.

Goal setting will never stop. I will continue to work hard and practice hard and see where things go.

I think that's what it's all about; you work hard and practice to play on the big courts.

I always feel if I work hard, if I can practice 100%, then the results will come. Whether it's the first tournament, the third tournament, it's going to come.

I must continue to work hard in training. I need to think more like a goal scorer; sometimes I get so immersed in the game because I love general play so much.

I work hard on the precision of my long shots, but you can't plan it in games. Sometimes it all just opens up for you to give it a try.

In dancing, you can work hard and improve and see the results. With acting, you can work hard, and it's still luck of the draw.

I was not born a cricketer to start with, so I had to really work hard; I had to really train hard. It took lots of practice and lots of matches to get there.

There's so much hocus-pocus about acting styles; there's too much mysticism attached to it. But it's a craft like any other - it's something you have to work hard at.