Part I, Chapter 6, Preparation, p. 69
2000s, How Life Imitates Chess (2007)
“Anyone with a normal brain has the capacity to do almost anything, but when one has special gifts or talents (and everyone has) and takes advantage of and develops these talents – that person is likely to excel.”
Source: Think Big (1996), p. 160
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