Richard Bach Quotes

Master Precision. Be a precision instrument myself.

I know exactly what I'm doing on the ice, and I'm in my element.

I believe that one version of the good in life can be defined by the moments I sometimes had playing tennis as a sixteen-year-old. You'd be out on the court and for an hour, two hours, sometimes an entire roasting hot day, and every single thing you hit would go in. Hit that ball as hard as you wanted, wherever you wanted, and it went in.

One must do the same subject over again ten times, a hundred times. In art nothing must resemble an accident, not even movement.

The secret of joy in work is contained in one word - excellence. To know how to do something well is to enjoy it.

Technique is the test of sincerity. If a thing isn't worth getting the technique to say, it is of inferior value.

If it's flipping hamburgers at McDonald's, be the best hamburger flipper in the world. Whatever it is you do you have to master your craft.

Everyone should be good at what they do.

I know exactly what I'm doing when I'm doing a trick. I really hate it when I fail.

I believe the target of anything in life should be to do it so well that it becomes an art.

A plane is of no use without the man or woman who flies it!

The biggest challenge to me is always technique.

I used to watch Juninho's free-kicks without being able to figure out how he hit them. I tried and tried until, eventually, I came up with my own way to strike them.

I wouldn't expect anybody to look for superawesome crisp technique out of me.

With the cricket, I knew what I was doing - to a degree.

There is nothing quite as exciting as watching a master at work.

There are spots that I have to hit. Throws I can't miss.

You've got to perfect your craft.

When you look at Beyonce, every interview she does is just perfect delivery, perfect execution, and the thing is, she has honed that skill down.

For me, it's about trying to be the best in a sport where there's little room for error.

I think the ultimate compliment that someone can give you is that you're a technician.

When I drive there is not much emotion in there. I'm just trying to get everything right and get every lap, every corner perfect.

When you have a deep focus, you can't go wrong at all. Not when you're an expert at what you do.

Poetry can unleash a terrible fear. I suppose it is the fear of possibilities, too many possibilities, each with its own endless set of variations... With basketball, you can correct your own mistakes, immediately and beautifully, in midair.

Anything that's done correctly is easy.