A student of life considers the world a classroom.

Are you worried about pressure? I look at it this way: Pressure is having to do something you are not totally prepared to do.

Pale ink is better than the most retentive memory. If it's written down, you can look it up. Just be damn sure you write it down.

To be a champion, you have to learn to handle stress and pressure. But if you've prepared mentally and physically, you don't have to worry.

Don't let ups and downs leave you down and out.

Even when change is elective, it will disorient you. You may go through anxiety. You will miss aspects of your former life. It doesn't matter. The trick is to know in advance of making any big change that you're going to be thrown off your feet by it. So you prepare for this inevitable disorientation and steady yourself to get through it. Then you take the challenge, make the change, and achieve your dream.

Life is series of opportunities. The often neglected fact of life is that opportunities multiply as you take advantage of them.