36 Quotes by Stan Smith

A lot of people now think Im a shoe. They dont even know I was a tennis player. The shoe has really taken on a life of its own, way beyond me.

Experience tells you what to do; confidence allows you to do it.

Winning is great, but it’s the l9ong road to get there that makes it worthwhile.

Study your subject through half-closed eyes before starting to draw – you’ll find that the lights and darks are exaggerated and easier to identify.

Line is so versatile – you can do a fine, tight, closely observed description or simply put a line around an idea – like a cartoonist.

In the real world there are many tones, from white at one extreme, through a large number of medium tones to black at the other extreme. To achieve a three-dimensional effect on paper you need just three – white, black and medium gray.

Sweeping gestures from the shoulder allow you to make generous marks, well suited to large scale work. You don’t get anything simpler than this – I’m sure it is the way the cave men drew.

If you’ve worked over all of your drawing, it should finish itself – often when you least expect it.

My first love was basketball.