They say that practice makes perfect.  I don’t think I’ll ever fly though.  And I don’t think practice makes perfect.  I do think practice makes us better people.  Better at what we do and better at who we are.  Practicing English is not going to make you a native speaker.  It will help you become fluent.  It will help you become clearer in your thinking.  I like that about using a second language, we have to anticipate our thoughts a little bit.  We have to practice speaking before speaking and that means thinking about what am I really trying to say?