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The paradox of endurance sports is that an athlete can never work as hard as he wants, because if he pushes himself too far, his hematocrit will fall.

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Hard work is a prison sentence only if it does not have meaning.

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Whenever we have something that we are good at--something we care about--that experience and passion fundamentally change the nature of our first impr...more

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The people who stand before kings may look like they did it all by themselves. But in fact they are invariably the beneficiaries of hidden advantages ...more

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The striking thing about Ericsson’s study is that he and his colleagues couldn’t find any ‘naturals,’ musicians who floated effortlessly to the top wh...more

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That's like being a hockey player born on January I.