Quotes about Practice

Everybody works on mechanics, no matter what position you play.

Obviously, this whole 'no child left behind' idea is more rhetoric than actual practice.

Solitude is the practice of being absent from people and things to attend to God.

Most Christians talk about prayer but don't pray.

The practice of peace and reconciliation is one of the most vital and artistic of human actions.

I think I've learned a lot on the vocal side of things.

I train a lot. After training sessions, I like to stay with some balls and some goalkeepers - they help me a lot, too.

Focusing on the breath does not mean you should think about your breathing!

Steve introduced me to the process of putting God's Word into practice, of acting on His promises and commands. I would read something in the Bible and consciously say, "This is God's will." Intellectually, I understood the meaning of it. Emotionally, I had to put this new truth to the test, to prove it by my own will. "Yes, this is God's will," adding, "for me.

I used to have to go to the board and hit three 180s before I'd allow myself to go to bed. Sometimes, I'd do it in five minutes but, on a bad night, it could take an hour.

Sometimes, I put a couple of mannequins on the edge of the box and do these things called bounce balls. You pass against it, and it comes back; you take a couple of touches 'round the mannequins and shoot.

Christianity is not some ideal toward which we ought always to strive even though the ideal is out of reach. Christianity is not a series of slogans that sum up our beliefs.