There's nothing remarkable about it. All one has to do is hit the right keys at the right time and the instrument plays itself.

To give yourself the best possible chance of playing to your potential, you must prepare for every eventuality. That means practice.

In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice there is.

When I was young, I never wanted to leave the court until I got things exactly correct. My dream was to become a pro.

My parents put skates on me at age 2, the way it should be if you're serious, and I've always liked it.

I know a lot of people think it's monotonous, down the black lines over and over, but it's not if you're enjoying what you're doing. I love to swim and I love to train.

In previous years I was so fired up at times I made little mistakes. So I kept telling myself to be patient, relax, play like you do in practice. What I've been doing in practice will carry over into the game.

Don't do anything in practice that you wouldn't do in the game.

For every pass I caught in a game, I caught a thousand in practice.

The best and fastest way to learn a sport is to watch and imitate a champion.

Practice, practice, practice until you eventually get numb on rejections.

If I don't practice the way I should, then I won't play the way that I know I can.

We all knew there was just one way to improve our odds for survival: train, train, train. Sometimes, if your training is properly intense it will kill you. More often -- much, much more often -- it will save your life.

If I miss one day of practice, I notice it. If I miss two days, the critics notice it. If I miss three days, the audience notices it.

Practice is the best master.

How do I get to Carnegie Hall? Practice. Practice. Practice.

An hour of practice is worth five hours of foot-dragging.

For every finish-line tape a runner breaks -- complete with the cheers of the crowd and the clicking of hundreds of cameras -- there are the hours of hard and often lonely work that rarely gets talked about.

If you train hard, you'll not only be hard, you'll be hard to beat.

You play the way you practice.

I never stay away from workouts. I work hard. I've tried to take care of my body. I'll never look back and say that I could have done more. I've paid the price in practice, but I know I get the most out of my ability.