“It is an uncontrolled truth, that no man ever made an ill figure who understood his own talents, nor a good one who mistook them.” MenMadeTalentFiguresUnderstoodIll Book:Epistolary correspondence. Letters from September 1725 to May 1732 Source: Epistolary correspondence. Letters from September 1725 to May 1732
“I saw him (Barry Bonds) when he first broke in. He was a scrawny, skinny, 185-pound guy that had great talent. And then he turned himself into a freakin' power hitter with, what, 245, 250 pounds, and his head got twice the size. So, you know, you figure it out. I know he likes to go to the gym. We all like to go to the gym. You just don't get that big.” KnowsFirstsBigsGuySawsTalentFiguresSizeLikesBrokePoundsGymSkinnyGreat Talent Author:Gary Carter
“We have to move the meter in sports in Africa, especially basketball. With the growth of the NBA globally, we have to figure out more ways to develop facilities, coaching, leagues, and youth development in Africa. The talent is incredible. Especially physically. How do we get the youth to start playing at an early age just like in soccer? The future is bright. We now have an NBA office in Africa, we have legends and Hall of Famers, we have African assistant coaches, front office members, and some prominent African players over the last 10 years. So we must plan well for the next 10.” WayYearsWellsAgeLastsMovingNextSportsGrowthPlayerPlansTalentFrontsFiguresYouthDevelopmentMembersBasketballOfficeIncrediblesCoachesSoccerLeagueCoachingHallsNbaLegendsFacilityAssistantsMeterProminentFuture Is BrightFront OfficeAssistant Coaches Author:Masai Ujiri
“It's one thing to have talent. It's another to figure out how to use it.” UseOne ThingTalentFigures Author:Roger Miller
“I think I have a good eye for talent. I think I'm smart enough to figure out what the mission is and achieve it. I achieve it by hiring good people.” PeopleThinkingEnoughEyeAchieveTalentFiguresSmartMissionsGood PeopleHiring Author:Roger Ailes
“I want people to consider talent without a last name or a race attached to it. I knew it would be a long path but also worth the struggle. That's when I got my confidence and when I started to figure out what beauty is.” PeopleWantLongWould BeLastsNamesRaceStrugglePathTalentFigures Author:Genesis Rodriguez
“Of course performing talent, that's clear. Maybe this is not so well-known among young people who are interested in music, who are talented in music, but they're trying to figure out how to go about it.” PeopleTryingWellsYoungCoursesKnownClearTalentFiguresPerformingWell Known Author:Esa-Pekka Salonen
“I always tell girls who say they want to start a band but don't have any talent, well, neither do I. I mean, I can carry a tune, but anyone who picks up a bass can figure it out. You don't have to have magic unicorn powers. You work at it, and you get better. It's like anything- You sit there and do it every day, and eventually you get good at it.” WantWellsMeanI CanGirlMagicTalentFiguresBandPicksGet BetterTunesBassUnicornTell A Girl Author:Kathleen Hanna
“'MasterChef' is the search for America's culinary amateur talent, so this is a search for the best home cook in America, and it's our job to figure out who that is.” HomeJobsAmericaTalentFiguresCooksCulinaryMasterchef Author:Joe Bastianich
“What’s yours? How will you serve the world? What do they need that your talent can provide? That’s all you have to figure out.” WorldNeedsTalentFigures Author:Jim Carrey
“Figure out what you believe in and what you're willing to fight for, then figure out what your special talents are and apply them to it.” BelieveFightingSpecialTalentFiguresWillingSpecial Talents Author:Mark Deklin
“Actually, I started as a ventriloquist and my music teacher said, "Why don't you emcee the talent show?" My act was out of the back of Boys' Life magazine-they had a whole series of jokes in the back of Boys' Life magazine for Boy Scouts. So my act was jokes with my ventriloquist figure, and it was really bad, but I walked into the classroom afterward and the kids went, "Wow, you're cool." I wasn't cool at all, but I thought, "Well, this is a pretty good deal."” WellsSaidWholeShowsKidsDealsBoysTeacherTalentFiguresJokesSeriesMagazinesWowClassroomBoy ScoutMusic TeacherTalent ShowEmcee Author:David Copperfield