Quotes About Technique

You can't find a bad count to throw a curveball.

I've been critcised for going with my top hand, but as long as you save it, that's all that counts.

On short courses I can still play good, even with my added length.

With the overhand right in the past, I always got caught. My chin was up, and my shoulder wasn't where it was supposed to be, covering my chin.

Craft is everything.

I'm a movie buff, and I'm interested in the craft of it.

Craftsmanship and logic is key to any movie-making.

My dad taught me really early so I could take a lot of pressure off my elbow. Because the way I throw it, it doesn't crank up my elbow like everyone else's curveballs.

Craft is part of the creative process.

As I played a lot of tennis ball cricket, I used to watch Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis a lot.

I have learned a lot playing in domestic first-class cricket: how to score runs, how to counter situations.

Spinners have a main role, whether in the IPL or world cricket. But it's hard to be a legspinner: you have to be accurate.

Everyone wants to criticize my mechanics, but maybe I've got good mechanics that make the ball go up.

Ever since I was in the youth team at City, I've always loved crossing the ball.

I'm a rather crude cook.

In snooker, it's very important to keep very still on the shot and allow the cue to do the work.

You know, what is so curious about being a director is that you never get on anybody else's set and see how they do things.

I'd go to clinics and hear coaches say, 'You block with your helmet. You tackle with your helmet.' I'd say, 'No way! You block with your shoulder. It's a lot stronger blow, and you don't risk nearly as much. Why be stupid?'

Especially in the secondary, a lot of your tackles are usually going to be in the open field, one-on-one tackles, so you can't be out there thinking about making a pretty tackle or having the ground ooh and ahh.

If you have ever played the game, you will know there are times when it is impossible to tackle an opponent without both feet leaving the ground, if only for an instant.

I don't know technique-wise, just I've always tackled the same. I've never even really thought about how I tackle or any of that.

Tackling still comes down to leverage and owning that leverage and making your hits.

You've got to be smart about tackling.

As a rugby player I got into the habit of tackling without thinking. But in MMA you've got to land the right way. You can't flop. You've got to bounce back to your feet. You've got to use your sprawl.