Rafael van der Vaart Quotes

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.

When I was out there on the floor, I think I did pretty good for myself... I've never really had enough time to play and actually improve.

I am sure my own game is improving by playing in Serie A.

As a footballer, you always want to get better personally. And if you get better personally, you make the team better.

I actually think I play better now than I've ever played.

The past couple years training with Kurt have really brought inspiration into my skating.

You can work hard to sharpen your talent, to get better at whatever it is that you do, and I think that's what it comes back to.

You know, I was crap. But I had the commitment, and I had the understanding, that the basis of football is skill on the ball, and if you spend the time with it, you're gonna reap the rewards.

Golf is so selfish - it's so much about how do we get better and get to the next level.

Whether it's learning to hit a backhand in tennis, learning high school chemistry, or getting better at ski racing, I really believe with hard work and analytic preparation, you can skip a few steps and find the faster way.

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.

I don't know how anybody gets better at anything aside from doing it.

You just want to hone your craft, whatever it may be.

You might think that after 40 years of practice you wouldn't need to practice anymore, but sadly it doesn't work that way. You still have to keep chugging away and perfecting.

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.

I want to get better and better at my craft.

Scoring is probably something I need to work on.

I'm never going to be the best skater, but I feel like I'm getting better.

All I want to do is improve as a player.

I always messed around a little bit growing up, just shooting with my left hand, but now I'm actually getting real work in with my left hand. I think it's going to be a big help.

For me, sometimes it's more important to perform well in training and know that I am improving rather than scoring in a game. It's doing the hard work, day in, day out.

I'm still growing each and every day. I'm trying to become a better person, a better player and an all-time better QB.

I have great technique, a good shot, and I'm pretty good in the air.

I was never the best player in the teams I played for. I always needed time for development.

Every day in training, we will try to work to keep improving the things we can do and maintaining the levels we're at.