If you want pancakes for breakfast, offer to help make them.
Hitting the kid with the ball might get you the ball, but it won't get you anyone to throw it to.
If you wait until you're really sure, you'll never take off the training wheels.
It's not enough to be able to spell "magnificence" in your bedroom. You have to be able to spell it at the microphone during the spelling bee.
Nobody can pedal the bike for you.
If you keep missing, get closer to the basket.