Quotes About Precision

La perfección no se alcanza cuando no hay nada más que añadir, sino cuando ya no queda nada que quitar. Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

As soon as I stopped fixating on the destination—where I wanted to hit the ball—and instead focused on what was in front of me—the point of impact—everything began to work.

y en la microoptimización,

As Billy points out, if your last three turns are precise, then what you're internalizing on the lift ride up is precision. So I carry this on to the guys who I train in the finance world, for example: ending the work day with very high quality, which for one thing means you're internalizing quality overnight.

Perfection is not when there is no more to add, but no more to take away. —ANTOINE DE SAINT-EXUPÉRY, pioneer

clarity of writing indicates clarity of thinking.

Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away. —Antoine de Saint-Exup

In place of the scale, I use DEXA scans, a BodyMetrix home ultrasound device, or

unless something is well-defined and important, no one should do it.

the best path didn't have to be quick as long as it was correct.

Otro ejemplo de esta atención al detalle es la forma en que se construyó el castillo. Las piedras en la base son mayores que las que están cerca del tejado. Eso hace que el castillo parezca más grande, pero sin hacerlo demasiado imponente.

The writer overthinks by necessity, collecting and complicating small details, while the tournament golfer needs to be simple, myopic, fixated on one detail at a time.

You gotta keep the ball off the fat part of the bat.

When I feel like it's my shot within the flow of the offense and getting in any rhythm, I feel like I should make every one of them.

I just have to put even more focus and concentration in for 90 minutes and try to be mistake-free, while also expressing myself in the offensive parts of the field.

The glory of 70mm is the sharpness of the image it offers.

My rooting interest these days is first and foremost competitive hockey, and secondly in officials not making a mistake.

I always go for the craft first because, to me, that's like an oil well - you either hit the oil or you don't.

Fastidious attention to detail makes the difference between an OK service and first class service.

Arnold and Jamie Lee must have worked over the years with directors that did 50 takes, because I'd get like three takes or so and say, Ok, that's it, we're done.

Gymnastics is my favorite Olympic sport, hands-down.

The saddest part of my career has been missing the Olympic medal by one-hundredth of a second.

Bobsled boils down to three things - your equipment, start, and drive. To win the Olympics requires all three.

If I had to be in the Olympics, I suppose I would do the javelin throw.