Lorrie Fair Quotes

The reason I became a better player was because I came to Philly.

As long as I'm playing week in week out, I'm going to become a better player.

Whether I'm playing right now or not, I still have an opportunity to get better in practice. It's like sharpening my blade.

In the academies, people develop differently, and going into that No 10 role helped me because central midfield was always packed with big, strong boys.

Going into my second Summer League, I felt like I had more knowledge. Just being around the game and learning your routines, and just learning from other guys that you're around, you feel like you pick up on a lot of stuff.

What I'm worried about is our team and our players developing and getting better. That's the most important thing.

It's important to improve all aspects of my game so when the situation comes along, I will be ready.

Playing with some of the best players in the world, you're going to get better every day.

I went to Kentucky to be a better player.

When I decide to score, I score. I know I am strong, but I believe it is not enough yet. I can kick fine, dribble very well, but I still have to improve.

The older I get, the more I believe in practice and work over natural talent and ability.

I really enjoyed every minute of it. I mean, I've learned so much in the last week, I mean, just the way to play a real, real doubles. It was a great experience for me, and we had a lot of fun.

And from the first time I picked up a basketball at age eight - I had a lot of difficulty when I first picked up a basketball, because I was a scrub - there were things that I liked about it.

OK, the wonderful thing about soccer is, a football is a perfectly round object, and it doesn't make mistakes. The player using it makes mistakes. And the more you use it, the less mistakes you make.

In the beginning I used to make one terrible play a game. Then I got so I'd make one a week and finally I'd pull a bad one about once a month. Now, I'm trying to keep it down to one a season.

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

I just really just try to get better as a player every week, just focusing on the team we have to play this week, and just trying to do whatever is best for the team that week.

I played baseball, and that's pretty much it. Basketball came late, this was, basketball was the sport that I tried to master, I kind of mastered baseball, so basketball was one of those things where I wanted to master this game, so that's why I probably play it the way I do.

There's different aspects of the game you have got to pick up along the way. I think I am picking it up fairly quickly and I'm learning all the time and I can only get better.

What I try to do is improve as much as I can so I can be the best bowler I possibly can.

Training with world-class players week in, week out has only made me a better player and I'm thankful for that.

You've just got to listen to what experienced people are telling you. You've obviously got to listen to what they want you to do in training and in matches and commit to improving every aspect of your game.

You can see the players are world-class just by the way they pass the ball. Ozil, Sanchez, and Cazorla, for example, are huge personalities. Even though the club maybe spent more money on me, I can still learn a lot from them in any respect.

Any time you can go out and compete is better than getting on a practice court.

You want to play against the best defenders and the best teams. You want to test yourself.