Athletic skills are acquired over a long period of time and after countless hours of practice.
If it's a principle, it's a winner. If it's a tactic, it's a loser.
Life is a ladder, it's not a bed
Success is the doing, not the getting - in the trying, not the triumph.
This morning did you wake up to an alarm clock or an opportunity clock?
If your watch is slow by just four minutes, that's not much - unless you've been warned that if you're even one minute late ever again you will be fired. Then four minutes make a big difference.