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Quotes About Technique

Now rush the eggs into a large bowl of ice water; this will keep that unattractive green ring from forming around the yolk.
~ Ruth Reichl
Yes, I think I have the best swing on the Tour. Why have scores comedown in the last ten years? Partly because they are imitating me.
~ Lee Trevino
We climbers have much to learn from the training done in conventional sports.
~ Steve House
The serve really is the key to my game.
~ Stefan Edberg
You've got just one problem. You stand too close to the ball - after you've hit it.
~ Sam Snead
Always assume that your opponent is going to be bigger, stronger and faster than you; so that you learn to rely on technique, timing and leverage rather than brute strength
~ Helio Gracie
The single biggest mistake that most beginners make is putting 100% of their effort into the positive (concentric) part of the rep, while paying no attention to the negative (eccentric) segment
~ Dorian Yates
The five S's of sports training are: stamina, speed, strength, skill, and spirit; but the greatest of these is spirit.
~ Ken Doherty
Now, training fighters is like trying to catch fish. It's not the strength but the technique.
~ Angelo Dundee
My weight is not enough and strength is not enough either, so I have to take the fight by mastery.
~ Fedor Emelianenko
For taijutsu, the flexibility of the legs is the most important factor, not the strength of the legs.
~ Toshitsugu Takamatsu
Golf is a game of precision, not strength.
~ Jack Nicklaus
I am a woman and I don't have the power and the strength of a man, so I have to use my technique and my strategy more than just using brute strength like some of the guys do.
~ Bonnie Canino
Jazz should be much less about stress on technical exhibitionism and much more on emotional content.
~ Booker Little
The 1st period is won by the best technician. The 2nd period is won by the kid in the best shape. The 3rd period is won by the kid with the biggest heart.
~ Dan Gable
Do not place hope in finding a secret technique. Polish the mind through ceaseless training; that is the key to effective techniques.
~ Kyuzo Mifune
Method is the arithmetic of success.
~ Josh Billings
Careful living and correct training methods aided me a great deal, but I would say straight punching was the foundation of all my success.
~ Jack Johnson
Or maybe he had gotten too inured to death, and was hoping to elicit from me an expression of the natural horror he was no longer capable of...I have made use of this technique myself, however, this attempts to access emotions vicariously...eager to detect in my listener that flinch of grief that eluded me.
~ Alison Bechdel
There are a great many things one can learn to do without actually doing them. Grilling is not one of them.
~ Alton Brown
We don't think about recipes as much as we perform them.
~ Alton Brown
Frequency is one of the best ways to improve your technique and, ultimately, your efficiency. This holds true even if each session is very brief. For example, if you have only two hours a week to devote to becoming a more efficient swimmer, swim four times a week for 30 minutes each time. More frequent, short sessions will improve your efficiency faster than a few longer workouts. Plyometric exercises have also been shown to improve economy in both runners and cyclists. These exercises
~ Joe Friel
Nolan Ryan is pitching much better now that he has his curve ball straightened out.
~ Joe Garagiola
I really feel like knife skills - not just in the kitchen, but in life - are really critical.
~ Tim Ferriss