Quotes About Effort

Playin' bass runs and singin' lead vox, is sometimes difficult, but I have three words for you: Practice, practice, practice!

I was a workhorse; there was never a practice that I didn't enjoy.

It's one thing to watch the NBA, but when you have to be there for every film session, every practice, it's a grind. It's a lot of hard work.

We're just going to continue to grow, keep getting better, but I definitely think it's the work we put in in practice.

Some guys practice like all-Americans but they can't play!

You earn playing time on the practice floor.

You've got to do it in practice first.

But when I play, I still practice hard and focus on my game.

I like to practice on the bass, but I don't do it as often as I should.

Practice does not make perfect. Only perfect practice makes perfect.

Practice is everything. This is often misquoted as Practice makes perfect.

Well, I never really practiced because I never had the opportunity to practice.

My nerves tend to dissipate once the match starts. When I know I've practiced as much as I can and I do my best and leave it all out there, I feel OK no matter what happens.

When you've practiced hard and know you've really worked for it it's more enjoyable.

Practices were tough.

If you're not playing really well, practices can sort of correct it.

Once I got to college, I realized that practicing 3-6 days wasn't going to be enough for me to get where I wanted.

You think I can be the MVP without practicing?

I'm a person who hates practicing. It's my arch-nemesis, but it helps.

Luck does play a huge role in whatever field you're practicing, whether that's medicine, acting, singing; but the way you make luck work for you is you constantly put yourself in a position to get lucky.

I am really not a speedcuber. My best time when I was practicing was about a minute. Usually people say if you can create a piano, you must be a good piano player, but it is not true. They are different type of human activities and need different capabilities.

Practicing is not normally fun. Sometimes people say they're practicing, but they're really just enjoying themselves and the instrument. That's not real practice.

When I was 15, I had a crush on this guy who was really good at magic, and so I learned to juggle, thinking it would impress him. I spent hours and hours practicing, planning to show him. And then I never even saw him again. But at least I learned how to juggle.

I don't see any harm in working, getting out there, and practicing.