There's nothing remarkable about it. All one has to do is hit the right keys at the right time and the instrument plays itself.
~ Johann Sebastian Bach

To give yourself the best possible chance of playing to your potential, you must prepare for every eventuality. That means practice.
~ Seve Ballesteros

In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice there is.
~ Yogi Berra

I don't know if I practiced more than anybody, but I sure practiced enough. I still wonder if somebody -- somewhere -- was practicing more than me.
~ Larry Bird

When I was young, I never wanted to leave the court until I got things exactly correct. My dream was to become a pro.
~ Larry Bird

My parents put skates on me at age 2, the way it should be if you're serious, and I've always liked it.
~ Bonnie Blair

I know you've heard it a thousand times before. But it's true -- hard work pays off. If you want to be good, you have to practice, practice, practice. If you don't love something, then don't do it.
~ Ray Bradbury

Losers have tons of variety. Champions just take pride in learning to hit the same old boring winning shots.
~ Vic Braden

You can't hire someone to practice for you.
~ H. Jackson Brown Jr.

Practice only makes for improvement.
~ Les Brown

I know a lot of people think it's monotonous, down the black lines over and over, but it's not if you're enjoying what you're doing. I love to swim and I love to train.
~ Tracy Caulkins

Virtue is not left to stand alone. He who practices it will have neighbors.
~ Confucius

In previous years I was so fired up at times I made little mistakes. So I kept telling myself to be patient, relax, play like you do in practice. What I've been doing in practice will carry over into the game.
~ Randall Cunningham

Most of us who aspire to be tops in our fields don't really consider the amount of work required to stay tops.
~ Althea Gibson

The only way a kid is going to practice is if it's total fun for him... and it was for me.
~ Wayne Gretzky

Don't do anything in practice that you wouldn't do in the game.
~ George Halas

For every pass I caught in a game, I caught a thousand in practice.
~ Don Hutson

The best and fastest way to learn a sport is to watch and imitate a champion.
~ Jean Claude Killy

Practice, practice, practice until you eventually get numb on rejections.
~ Brian Klemmer

Practice without improvement is meaningless.
~ Chuck Knox