Demetri Martin Quotes

I could take an umbrella and balance it on my chin or on my foot. And I just got interested in that kind of thing. And as I played games more and more and got stronger physically, I just became more coordinated.

I'm no good at really anything that involves motor skills.

A lot of people think jugglers defy gravity or do stuff. Well, I kind of, from my childhood and golf and all that, it's a process of joining with forces.

This idea that clumsy, stumbling people are real bright is ridiculous, because intelligence is related to neurologic function, and really intelligent people are very well-coordinated.

It is a misconception to think that during evolution humans sacrificed physical skill in exchange for intelligence: wielding one's body is a mental activity.

And I'm not very coordinated, either. Only on ice skates, not in real life.

To learn to ride a bicycle, as with the other great noble human inventions, is a hugely complex activity. Generally, it requires three things: the learner, the teacher and the bicycle, all in the same place at the same time, most often outside someplace.

Jerry's the only man I ever knew who's so dumb he can't fart and chew gum at the same time.

I'm one of those performers who has done just about everything except juggle, and I'm working on that.

I learnt circus skills in drama group, so I can juggle.

You have to have the brain to conceptualize technique and apply it to your body.

Humans have two kinds of abilities: physical and cognitive.

Foot work, hand-eye coordination. There's a lot of things. If you just watch basketball, you can tell where it would help someone who's receiving the ball.

Obviously, I'm coordinated and whatnot.

I'm not limited to running or jumping or catching footballs.

I can juggle.

I was an ambidextrous child, and the symmetry of roller skating was a welcome respite from my awkwardness with physical activities that involved a ball or a racket.

I definitely agree about the future of youth football being flag. There's just more and more evidence that the youth brain is particularly susceptible to the injury - thin necks, big heads. They're not as coordinated; they're not as skillful. For many reasons, I think the wave of the future is flag football for youth.

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

I am really good with Lego!

A lot of the work in, say, construction or restaurants involves visual and motor flexibility. It also requires adaptability, in terms of answering questions, giving people directions, or taking orders.

Whether it's dance or action, what's important is hand and body co-ordination. When you are a good dancer then automatically while performing action, the co-ordination is that much easier.

I'm a very coordinated individual.

I was actually fairly athletic and coordinated, but I never played any organized sports.

Most young kids can't figure out how to shoot.