Practice Routine Quotes

When I was 16 I had a table at home in Melbourne and I hardly ever practised.

I've been shooting my whole life. I don't remember a team where I wasn't playing basketball. It's something I really enjoy, and I shoot for hours at a time.

It's like a runner or a swimmer training all the time. I sing every day.

I love making the big play. I love being out there with my teammates. I love the camaraderie. I can't say I always love practice. But it's a means to an end.

We're very much perfectionists, so when we're putting on a huge show and want to play to the best of ability, we rehearse intensely. And I have a guitar pretty much in my hand for at least five hours before doing a show. I'm just noodling and mucking around and working on some of the songs here and there.

A Home Run Derby is fun. It's just like taking batting practice, and you just want to go deep. Guys do it every day. Yes, there's a little more pressure when they pull that cage back, but if you practice properly, it shouldn't affect the second half of your season at all.

The best practice you can get is on the bandstand, but in between gigs I feel I have to stay in shape.

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

I go out there every day, take early batting practice, fly balls.

There's a lot of ingredients go into being a good tennis player.

Anything you train can be improved upon. If you do it over and over again, your body is going to remember these moves and not be surprised in the game.

Performing live was something that I had to really work at.

I know writers who write only when inspiration comes. How would Isaac Stern play if he played the violin only when he felt like it? He would be lousy.

I'm kind of a feel player. I'll stretch out before a show a bit and do some playing, but that's about it. I'm not one of these 10-hour-a-day playing guys.

I really tried to play more intensely in practice and not play like maybe two, three hours just like that. I just go to court and spend a lot of hours as well on gym, or just make a lot of sprints and movement.

Sometimes I practice to Allan Holdsworth or John McLaughlin, but I don't just practice to jazz and jazz-fusion albums. I'll practice to TV theme music - one of my favorites is 'M*A*S*H.' I'll just play along with anything on the TV.

The confidence and the comfort level just comes with playing a lot and practicing. Obviously, the more you practice, the more you play, the more comfortable you get.

Don't get stuck in a rut. If you started yesterday's practice playing arpeggios, start today's with scales. Also, try to make a song out of what you're practicing to help break the tedium.

When people say God blessed me with a beautiful jump shot, it really pisses me off. I tell those people, 'Don't undermine the work I've put in every day.' Not some days. Every day.

I bought a book with guitar tabs and forced myself to learn. I would go to school and then come home and sit in my room for hours figuring out the songs.

I practice more than ever ... mostly scales and arpeggios ... and anything I can't do.

Practice your swing until it becomes a habit of mind and muscle.

Even if I don't have the money to take vocal lessons, I'll practice in the house by myself singing out loud.

I'm just beginning to develop callouses on my fingers, because I haven't played a lot.

I practice at home, in between phone calls, and have much to do.