Practice makes perfect. After a long time of practicing, our work will become natural, skillfull, swift, and steady.
We know Neymar is a great player, you cannot argue about that.
I'm good at what I do.
I see myself as the literary equivalent of a skilled lathe-operator, or a basket-weaver; a potter, maybe: I make mildly diverting objects that people want to buy.
I guess I'm a utility player where I can do it all.
No thief, however skillful, can rob one of knowledge, and that is why knowledge is the best and safest treasure to acquire.
I will take ownership of the nutmeg. My uncle Okocha has got the skills but the nutmeg, the prince title they call me for that, I will say it is my ownership. It happens instinctively, sometimes the easiest way of getting past my opponent.
It is great to play with a player like Eden Hazard. He is one of the best in the world, and I am very lucky to play with him.
Lionel Messi reminds me of George Best, the way he would run with the ball tight to his foot.
Education lays hold of what is best in a person, but character lays hold of what is worse. It takes hold of a failing and by very skillful manipulation and training turns it into a perfection.
If I could be really competent, that goes such a long way toward things, because the majority of things are not competent. If I can be competent, and have moments of originality, that's all I would ask for.
To do easily what is difficult for others is the mark of talent.
I would say Neymar is my favourite young player. I love the way that he plays.
It's harder to defend against Lionel Messi than Cristiano Ronaldo.
I wanted to be Ronaldinho. I studied him a lot. He was my hero.
Archer has an incredible talent. He is one of those fast bowlers who makes it look easy.
I'd rather work with someone who's good at their job but doesn't like me, than someone who likes me but is a ninny.
We are a very crafty family.
The older I get the wiser and more skillful I get.
He can thread a needle with a well-turned phrase.
Whatever your craft is, be a master of it. Being half assed at something, people will eventually see through.
I want to be versatile.
The right man can make a good job out of any job.
Steve Smith is a marvelous player.
Power does not consist in striking with force or with frequency, but in striking true.
