Inspirational Quote Analysis

The inspirational quote that I would select to put on the wall of my room for my freshman year at the University of Arizona Honors College is, “Amateurs practice until they get it right; professionals practice until they can’t get it wrong.” The origin of this quote is disputed with different versions being attributed to many different people including George W. Loomis, Percy C. Buck, Harold Craxton, and Julie Andrews. Regardless of who originally said this quote, I believe the message of this quote is enduring. This quote is mostly applied to situations in the performing arts where practice is absolutely essential to be successful and I do apply this to practicing the instruments I play. When I wanted to get into my school’s talent show, I

This quote is only not relevant to the performing arts. It is applicable to every ability a person could wish to become skillful at. At the beginning of my junior year I struggled in my math class. I could do the problems without issue, but writing intelligently about how I solved the problem was required and did not come easy to me. I went into my teacher’s office hours to get more practice and spent additional time on the homework to ensure I understood the concepts completely. Even after I felt like I was doing better in the class I still continued with the added practice and eventually I started to get perfect and near perfect scores on my tests. When I first starting learning how to drive, I was terrified of driving and this made me reluctant to want to practice driving. Soon I realized that I would be less afraid of driving once I got better at driving and the only way to improve was to practice, so I starting driving anytime I went anywhere with my mom. I was able to get my driver’s license on one try and graduated driving school with a close to perfect score on my final test. This quote is what motivates me to practice more than what it takes me to get to an average skill level. I want to be able to get to that professional skill level, so I practice over and over until I cannot get it