David Goffin Quotes

Hand-eye coordination and reflexes is something I work on more than anything.

You have to create a habit of finding the right positions and knowing where the ball's going to bounce to.

I've been blessed with great hand-eye coordination.

I believe I'm better than everybody when it comes to footwork, timing, reflexes, defense, you name it.

Base Ball, to be played thoroughly, requires the possession of muscular strength, great agility, quickness of eye, readiness of hand, and many other faculties of mind and body that mark the man of nerve.

It's interesting. I've known quite a few good athletes that can't begin to play a beat on the drum set. Most team sport is about the smooth fluidity of hand-eye coordination and physical grace, where drumming is much more about splitting all those things up.

Tennis and golf are best played, not watched.

I have good anticipation, and good reaction to the the ball because I've played so many matches in my life.

I think a lot of people fail to work on their sight, even though it's probably one of the most important sides to tennis. It's also about reactions and concentration and focus, and I think it's all very closely related.

I'll carry a ball around with me all day and ask people to try to knock it out of my hand when I least expect it. I'll give them some money and stuff, so people get pretty geeked up about that. It just helps me to take care of the ball without even thinking about it.

I loved dance, but tennis felt more natural to me. Dance did help with my rhythm and balance.

Things can be fast paced in the ring but I was very particular in knowing to be in the right time at the right place.

I use my mind. I set up blocks. I wait for things to open. I time up things. I use a lot of skill catching the ball.

If you want to belong to the best, you need good technique and, perhaps even more importantly, a good eye. If you see the ball sooner, you have more time to think about how and where to return it.

I think there's sexiness in infield hits because they require technique.

Nothing is easy in cricket. Maybe when you watch it on TV, it looks easy. But it is not. You have to use your brain and time the ball.

You know what's funny? There's times when you catch a ball and really didn't even see that ball. You're like, 'That couldn't have been all me.'

What I love about tennis is the gracefulness. It's an aggressive and powerful game, but it takes touch and finesse.

I'm able to be able to achieve certain things that others aren't - whether it's a reaction time or the idea of a coffee that's about to be spilled and I'm able to grab it before anyone else or whatever it is.

Football is like hunting. One second can change it all, but it's not just any second, it's a flash. The prey is there and suddenly then it's not. In an instant it's over - you won't have the chance again. You need to know which one precise second to train for, and to understand that moment.

Cricket and tennis are very different skill sets, but I've played tennis all my life, so it's a lot easier coming back than learning how to face a cricket ball for the first time.

Don't let the ball hit you. Catch it or get out of the way. And if you get out of the way, that's when you have to stop playing.

I'm a visual learner, so with hand-eye coordination, I was a natural.

When I'm aggressive and things are moving quick and my feet are in place, I'm a better, more accurate thrower.

I can hit the whiskers on a cat with a football from a distance of forty yards.