Quotes About Expertise

I always liked how David Beckham played - his set-plays and his dead balls.

No, I've never had a job other than being a chess player.

People can be critical about your game, but no one knows better than the player as to what he needs.

All good players are interesting.

I think of guitar players in terms of doctors: you have the doctor for your heart, the cardiologist, then one that works on your feet, your leg. But I believe George Benson is the one that plays all over. To me, he would be the M.D. of them all.

One of the things I've learned from animation is that some guys are really good at writing, some guys are really good at design, some guys are really good at directing. It's almost like working in a band - not everybody plays every instrument.

It doesn't necessarily mean at all that the composer plays his own works best.

It is always pleasant to be urged to do something on the ground that one can do it well.

Please don't ask me for the actual answer to anything, because I don't have it. Because all I do is look at stuff and ask questions. What can I say? I just think the world's barking mad. Look, I'm not an expert. I'm just an ordinary person.

I think I read too much Arthur Conan Doyle when I was young and got this idea that a gentleman should know a lot about one thing and plenty about most everything else.

Of course I can change a plug. But my father would not only know how to change a plug, he could have rewired the house, built the back wall. Its a generational thing.

You don't need a college degree to be a good carpenter, welder, plumber, auto mechanic, member of the armed forces, or firefighter.

I am a plumber. Just a plumber.

I am instinctively a network infrastructure plumber.

I can't name a backup point guard better than me in the NBA.

Don't be intimidated by people who seem to be experts. Hear their points of view and get their judgements. But at the end of day, you've got to make a judgement because it's not their life that's going to be affected so much as your future.

I like people who have clarity about their work.

It's a cliche, but most people are good at something, and most people are good at what they're enthusiastic about.

I know what I am doing with my handbag design and clothing design.

I'm one of the best players in the world in that No.10 position. Fans, coaches, players, and everyone knows that my best position is playmaker.

All my coaches will tell you that I am a great professional.

I've been coaching how many years? A long time.

I don't know about any others, but coaching basketball is the only thing I can do.

Obviously I love coaching. It's what I've done my whole life.