Robert Byrne Quotes

When I want a long ball, I spin my hips faster.

Some people get very confused about my game. They think it's better if the court is slow, because I have a good defence. But the faster it is, the better for me. My spin is more painful for my opponents, my aggressive game works better.

The biggest mistake is trying to pinch down on the ball and ripping out a big divot, often hitting the ground before the ball. You'll dig up some turf, but you won't create much backspin.

The simplest way to do something cool is the cross-turn. Like in the '80s - Michael Jackson did it. You jump and cross your legs together at the same time, and then spin out of it. That's it.

I grip very close to the butt of the racket. This allows me to get a lot of wrist action to create more spin and whip.

Pool, it became clear to me, is all about angles. First, there are simple angles, as you must hit the cue ball to either side when you are not straight on.

The main thing for a bowler is his wrist position, and that, as I've said before, is something I'm working on.

I don't think of myself as a symbol of the sixties, but I do think of myself as a symbol of following through on your beliefs.

Brave thoughts, but am I ready to follow through on them?

There's no need to talk about it, because the truth of what one says lies in what one does.

An actor cannot say no, it’s against his job. If he wants the part he has to say yes. [But] it’s very bad for you to say you can do something and then not do it, so you have to manage to do it.

I stand by what I write and follow through on what I write.

Big media are all about the angle, the spin. Look to the overarching theme that runs through each and every news story. Be hip to the meta-narrative peddled.

You can trust me to keep my word. I always keep my word, promises or threats.

The spinning wheel is a symbol of nonviolence for me.

The restoration of spinning to its central place in India's peaceful campaign for deliverance from the imperial yoke gives her women a special status.

The world is still spinning and so are we and so are you. When the spinning stops - that'll be the time to worry. Not before.

Only in this town, where we make an industry out of creating euphemisms, can we have enough sugar to sugarcoat this nonsense.

Vowing, even intense vowing, is often useless. The next day comes and the next day goes. What works is making a vivid, concrete plan.

I'm not used to saying I'm gonna do something and i don't do it.

Initiative without action is the same as having the mind to acknowledge a problem, but not having the heart to see it through.

But after that, turn it into action. Don't just dream.

Diligent follow-up and follow-through will set you apart from the crowd and communicate excellence.

It seems to me that the older I get, the more running around I do with less satisfaction, just spinning my wheels.

Promises may get friends, but it is performance that must nurse and keep them.