Even when I played sports when I was little, I played to…

Within an ensemble, like in sports, if you do your little job, it makes everybody look good.

— Stephen Hunter

One of the things Mother said to me, 'You want this, you're going to practice.' And I know how to practice.

— Cecil Taylor

You need 100% commitment; you have to be willing to wake up every morning knowing you're going to practice eight hours straight.

— Zoe Saldana

I just bring energy, try to put myself in a good mood, because you're not going to get through practice if you're drowsy, don't…

— Bam Adebayo

There is something comforting about going into a practice room, putting your sheet music on a stand and playing Bach over and over again.

— Andrew Bird

Unless you're a true prodigy, you're going to have to practice for a while being bad before you get any good. And it will…

— Brad Paisley

I feel like, I go out and play hard every day and I'm going to practice every day, I'm going to block shots.

— LaMarcus Aldridge

I think one of my main things is I lead by example. I'm not going to be just talking, talking, talking and sitting on…

— Ricky Rubio

“We’re going to practice being Radiant.”

— Brandon Sanderson

Besides, going on tour and playing songs and arranging things, going to practice, it's all I know to be productive.

— Stephen Malkmus

You just have to adapt to what is needed at that moment, whereas as coaches are going crazy, because they're used to having and…

— Danny Ainge

I didn't understand going to practice two hours early, going hard in practice, and then staying an extra hour after that. But once I…

— Devin Booker

Surely you’re not going to practice discretion now?

— Nalini Singh

You need one hundred percent commitment; you have to be willing to wake up every morning knowing you're going to [practice] eight hours straight.

— Zoe Saldana

When I was a kid, I remember I used to hide under the bed sometimes because I didn't want to go to practice. Even…

— Ha Ha Clinton-Dix