--- title: "13 Good Technique Quotes by 12 authors" description: "Browse 13 Good Technique quotes by 12 authors. Discover the best Good Technique sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b1d/mason-cooley-92_art_in-love-as-in-art-good-technique-helps-2_2773432.png" --- > [In love as in art, good technique helps.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mason-cooley/in-love-as-in-art-good-technique-helps/) [Mason Cooley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mason-cooley/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b1d/mason-cooley-92_art_in-love-as-in-art-good-technique-helps-2_2773432.png) > [I am a defender, but I can play the ball. I have a good technique.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/toby-alderweireld/i-am-a-defender-but-i-can-play-the-ball-i-have-a-good-technique/) [Toby Alderweireld](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/toby-alderweireld/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f22/toby-alderweireld-14309_defender_i-am-a-defender-but-i-can-play-the-ball_1855041.jpg) > [I don't have any fault steps. I play with good technique and good pad level.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-wilkerson/i-don-t-have-any-fault-steps-i-play-with-good-technique-and-good-pad/) [David Wilkerson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-wilkerson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e72/david-wilkerson-3994_faults_i-don-t-have-any-fault-steps-i-play-with_1193531.png) > [I try to show good technique - boxing technique, wrestling technique, jiu jitsu technique.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrei-arlovski/i-try-to-show-good-technique-boxing-technique-wrestling-technique-jiu/) [Andrei Arlovski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrei-arlovski/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2d6/andrei-arlovski-6781_boxing_i-try-to-show-good-technique-boxing-tech_2353284.jpg) > [The key to good technique is to keep your hands, feet, and hips straight and centered. If you are centered, you can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/morihei-ueshiba/the-key-to-good-technique-is-to-keep-your-hands-feet-and-hips/) [Morihei Ueshiba](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/morihei-ueshiba/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cce/morihei-ueshiba-2708_feet_the-key-to-good-technique-is-to-keep-you_1719883.jpg) > [I had no real respect for good technique because I didn't know what it was. I was self-taught, so that stuff didn't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-klein/i-had-no-real-respect-for-good-technique-because-i-didn-t-know-what/) [William Klein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-klein/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/add/william-klein-9048_good_i-had-no-real-respect-for-good-technique_2778004.png) > [Centre-backs with good technique can move the ball forward, even when under pressure.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thiago-silva/centre-backs-with-good-technique-can-move-the-ball-forward-even-when/) [Thiago Silva](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thiago-silva/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0d4/thiago-silva-6084_even_centre-backs-with-good-technique-can-mov_2004445.jpg) > [To me, trying to achieve the balance is when you become good: when you have enough technique to be able to play…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christian-scott/to-me-trying-to-achieve-the-balance-is-when-you-become-good-when-you/) [Christian Scott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christian-scott/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/145/christian-scott-21044_achieve_to-me-trying-to-achieve-the-balance-is-w_1391705.jpg) > [Technique to me is a kind of a ... I'm reluctant to talk about it because it seems so obvious to me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terence-mckenna/technique-to-me-is-a-kind-of-a-i-m-reluctant-to-talk-about-it-because/) [Terence McKenna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terence-mckenna/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5b4/terence-mckenna-287_add_technique-to-me-is-a-kind-of-a-i-m-reluc_985769.png) > [If you want to belong to the best, you need good technique and, perhaps even more importantly, a good eye. If you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rafael-nadal/if-you-want-to-belong-to-the-best-you-need-good-technique-and-perhaps/) [Rafael Nadal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rafael-nadal/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/85c/rafael-nadal-1804_ball_if-you-want-to-belong-to-the-best-you-ne_1799260.png) > [It would be easier to say, what was the difference in style from many years ago. Many years ago, the old violinists,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ruggiero-ricci/it-would-be-easier-to-say-what-was-the-difference-in-style-from-many/) [Ruggiero Ricci](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ruggiero-ricci/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/236/ruggiero-ricci-36721_differences_it-would-be-easier-to-say-what-was-the-d_1630540.png) > [...good technique includes quick changes, great variety and speed. It may be a system of reversals much like a concept of God…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bruce-lee/good-technique-includes-quick-changes-great-variety-and-speed-it-may-2/) [Bruce Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bruce-lee/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/94a/bruce-lee-430_art_good-technique-includes-quick-changes-gr_2005510.jpg) > [Good technique includes quick changes, great variety and speed. It may be a system of reversals much like a concept of God…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bruce-lee/good-technique-includes-quick-changes-great-variety-and-speed-it-may/) [Bruce Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bruce-lee/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dd9/bruce-lee-430_art_good-technique-includes-quick-changes-gr_872685.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/good-technique/#itemlist", "name": "Good Technique Quotes", "numberOfItems": 13, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "In love as in art, good technique helps.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Mason Cooley" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mason-cooley/in-love-as-in-art-good-technique-helps/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b1d/mason-cooley-92_art_in-love-as-in-art-good-technique-helps-2_2773432.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b1d/mason-cooley-92_art_in-love-as-in-art-good-technique-helps-2_2773432.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b1d/mason-cooley-92_art_in-love-as-in-art-good-technique-helps-2_2773432.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“In love as in art, good technique helps.” — Mason Cooley", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I am a defender, but I can play the ball. 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I'm reluctant to talk about it because it seems so obvious to me what good technique is. I mean, you sit down, you shut up, and you pay attention is basically the good technique. And then the footnotes add; on an empty stomach, in a dark room, feeling comfortable.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Terence McKenna" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terence-mckenna/technique-to-me-is-a-kind-of-a-i-m-reluctant-to-talk-about-it-because/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5b4/terence-mckenna-287_add_technique-to-me-is-a-kind-of-a-i-m-reluc_985769.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5b4/terence-mckenna-287_add_technique-to-me-is-a-kind-of-a-i-m-reluc_985769.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5b4/terence-mckenna-287_add_technique-to-me-is-a-kind-of-a-i-m-reluc_985769.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Technique to me is a kind of a ... 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If you see the ball sooner, you have more time to think about how and where to return it.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Rafael Nadal" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rafael-nadal/if-you-want-to-belong-to-the-best-you-need-good-technique-and-perhaps/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/85c/rafael-nadal-1804_ball_if-you-want-to-belong-to-the-best-you-ne_1799260.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/85c/rafael-nadal-1804_ball_if-you-want-to-belong-to-the-best-you-ne_1799260.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/85c/rafael-nadal-1804_ball_if-you-want-to-belong-to-the-best-you-ne_1799260.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“If you want to belong to the best, you need good technique and, perhaps even more importantly, a good eye…” — Rafael Nadal", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 11, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "It would be easier to say, what was the difference in style from many years ago. 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