(natural Talent + Opportunity) Hard Work =

It Is Important That You Strive For Humility, But Not Humiliation, For A Cool, Level-headed Confidence, Not A Stiff, Delusional Arrogance.

You Can Make Goals For Family, Relationships, Anything.

Life Is Often Compared To A Marathon, But I Think It Is More Like Being A Sprinter; Long Stretches Of Hard Work Punctuated By Brief Moments In Which We Are Given The Opportunity To Perform At Our Best.

How Could You Look More Stupid Than To Be The Guy Accepting A Bronze Medal In Gold Shoes?

It Is Clearly Not The Journey For Everyone. People Succeed In As Many Ways As There Are People. Some Can Be Completely Fulfilled With Destinations That Are Much Closer To Home And More Comfortable. But If You Long To Keep Going, Then I Hope You Are Able To Follow My Lead To The Places I Have Gone. To Within A Whisper Of Your Own Personal Perfection. To Places That Are Sweeter Because You Worked So Hard To Arrive There. To Places At The Very Edge Of Your Dreams.