Just about every error has a technical and psychological component: get good at discovering those connections
Joshua WaitzkinThe key to pursuing excellence is to embrace an organic, long-term learning process, and not to live in a shell of static, safe mediocrity. Usually, growth comes at the expense of previous comfort or safety.
Joshua WaitzkinWe learn by pushing ourselves and finding what really lies at the outer reaches of our abilities.
Joshua WaitzkinOf course the sad truth is that if we are not present to the moment, our true love could come and go and we wouldn't even notice.
Joshua WaitzkinThe truth is that throughout my careers in both chess and the martial arts, I often knew that my rivals were more naturally gifted than me - either with their mental machines or their bodies. But I have believed in my training, my approach to learning, and my ability to rise to the challenge under pressure.
Joshua Waitzkin