Simone Weil Quotes

Dancers are made, not born.

I guess by taking lessons early on, and really trying to play all the rudimentary stuff, and try to have it sound as good as my teacher. It took a lot of practice, which I enjoyed, and still do.

Fundamental preparation is always effective. Work on those parts of your game that are fundamentally weak.

I always practice as I intend to play.

Practice habits were crucial to my development in basketball. I didn't play against the toughest competition in high school, but one reason I was able to do well in college was that I mastered the fundamentals. You've got to have them down before you can even think about playing.

The more you practice, the better. But in any case, practice more than you play.

Those edges and turns teach control and discipline, just like finger exercises on the piano.

Learn to write the same way you learn to play golf. You do it and keep doing it until you get it right.

I practice every day, I warm up before I play.

I got bored with the old way - it came too easy. I worked until I could play and chord changes at any tempo in any key, and then said 'What else is there?' Now I'm finding out.

You never learn everything on that guitar neck.

Painting is something that you need to do, if not every day, then certainly most days. It is almost like being a pianist: if you stop, you lose something.

Technique is the basis of every pursuit. If you're a sportsman or you're a singer or a swimmer, well that comes under sport but you have to develop a basic technique to know what you're doing at any given time.

I'm very serious about what I do. I practice every day for three hours. I work on my scales; I work on my tone. But otherwise, I like to have fun.

I had to be reminded that the guitar is infinite. It never stops teaching you, it never stops being difficult; there's an unlimited amount of things to learn, and you'll never master it.

Writing is like playing golf - you have to keep working at your swing.

You've got to put in a lot of practice if you want to be good in something. You've got to do it the right way.

You play like you practice and practice how you play.

Have you ever heard of a pianist who never had to practice - or of an architect who didn't bother to find out why buildings stand up?

When you play, you get an opportunity to hone your craft.

You got to become a student of the game. You got to learn the game before you can go out there and play fast.

Great performers - in sports, the arts, business, or whatever field - have undertaken massive amounts of training. And when that training is complete... they train some more, and harder than they expect to perform. Why? Training builds confidence and ensures peak performance.

It keeps my feet on the ground just making sure that I'm always trying to learn something new or trying to be a real guitar player.

I found, going to Japan, working in the dojos, brushing up on the fundamentals, that's where I really mastered what I was doing.

How do you play well? You practice well. You prepare well.