I'm Convinced That Ideas And Behaviors And

I'm A Purist: I Start To Wrinkle My Nose When The Cold War Ends.

Being Able To Act Intelligently And Instinctively In The Moment Is Possible Only After A Long And Rigorous Of Education And Experience

David Epstein, The Author Of The Best Book On Athletics In Recent Memory - "the Sports Gene" - Wrote To Me To Say That He Thinks I'm Being Overly Generous. He Points Out That, For Years, There Used To Be An "all-star Challenge" On Television, In Which The Best Professional Athletes From A Variety Of Sports Competed In A Kind Of Makeshift Decathlon.

Emotion Is Contagious.

Performance Ought To Improve With Experience, And Pressure Is An Obstacle That The Diligent Can Overcome.