But the five hours of practice each week at her gym, she said, are on a different level.

On average, eight hours of practice to perfect, as it happens.

It was much easier now that she had hours of practice behind her.

She arranged for him to have 2 to 3 hours of practice daily.

My hours of practice and those public performances had finally paid off.

The feat took him more than 400 hours of practice.

"But they ought to remember that the team Al had three or four years ago didn't need two hours of practice, and this one does."

"I am going to teach the American players it takes hard work, long hours of practice to be a good player."

For many years his piano studies included four to six hours of practice daily.

"After hours of practice, she would do a little dance and just crack everybody up," her mother said.