“You are never really playing an opponent. You are playing yourself, your own highest standards, and when you reach your limits, that is real joy.”
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“If you tend to your knitting, you will get the job done.”
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“I wanted to psychologically prepared for any adversity–not to blow their cool, as they…”
“Turn it around, channel it.”