Stipe Miocic Quotes

When I played, I didn't have the strongest arm, and in a game, I never threw it as hard as I could, either.

Then you figure out that if you don't throw it as hard as you can, you can put it where you want. It's more important where you put it.

You've got to look and pick your shots - and that's where your class and skill comes out.

I won the glare with the bowler every time, because I knew that at some time he was going to have to turn around and go back to his mark.

Those edges and turns teach control and discipline, just like finger exercises on the piano.

I'd take precision any day over power; as far as being tactical you know you have to see what's going on in there and also understand that for every punch that you or your opponent throws there's always a counter shot or two which you have to be ready to fire or defend.

I also think that I had great mechanics.

In piano, if you try to force hitting this key and that key, it's very broken. It's not pretty. When you're in archery, you can't try to force it step-by-step-by-step. Then the shot doesn't flow and it's not a good shot. If you just let the performance flow, it's really beautiful.

I learned to approach racing like a game of billiards. If you bash the ball too hard, you get nowhere. As you handle the cue properly, you drive with more finesse.

Touch is more important than arm strength. You want to really allow the receiver to run underneath the throw. It'll give you a little margin for error if you undershoot it a bit.

It depends on where you put the paint, not how much you splash on.

Shooting the ball is a part of the game. Everybody can shoot in their own way. Not everybody can make. But everybody can shoot.

Every time I play darts I try to keep my poker face on and stay focused until that last dart has gone in.

All I really think about is, 'Don't try to kick the ball too hard,' because a lot of times when I missed kicks, it was because I tried to kill it. I just try to think of a smooth swing, being slow and under control, and making the kick.

I'm making throws where I don't have to second guess, putting the ball where it needs to be, and when I'm making each throw, there's no grabbing or pulling in there, and it feels comfortable and fluid.

Never rush through the stoke. Nervous or not, take your time, and the result is almost always better.

I learned to bat and bowl on different pitches and knew when to go hard and when to back off. It was just something I learned.

I'm the kind of person that if I try to throw it hard, it doesn't come out as good. So my whole thought process is to stay smooth, stay on top of the ball, and just get my hand out in front.

In politics things change, in politics timing is important, and in politics, how I move, I don't tell you.

I watch all the pitchers I admire. I love watching Cliff Lee. It looks easy for him when he's on the mound; he's almost like an artist. He knows exactly how to get guys out.

There's something about seeing someone who has actually no real supernatural powers and only being able to throw things with precision that kind of makes people be like, 'Oh, I can see that. I can put that person in real life, and I can see it play out as a human being.'

I know people say that we are a load of beer drinkers but we are far more professional these days. These critics should come and have a go at playing darts if they think it is so easy.

My coaches have done a good job of tightening my skills, where I can dictate a little bit more where the fight is going.

I haven't just got a fight IQ - and I'm clever. I've got that power. I've got that movement. I've got that timing.

When you throw the ball 50 times, there are going to be some that are inaccurate.