George Leonard

The subtle dance of the body joins us to the world.

The ultimate creative capacity of the brain may be, for all practical purposes, infinite.

Competition is the spice of sports but if you make spice the whole meal youll be sick.

We fail to realize that mastery is not about perfection. It’s about a process, a journey. The master is the one who stays on the path day after day, year after year. The master is the one who is willing to try, and fail, and try again, for as long as he or she lives.

Competition is the spice of sports; but if you make spice the whole meal you'll be sick.

What we call 'mastery' can be defined as that mysterious process through which what is at first difficult or even impossible becomes easy and pleasurable through diligent, patient, long-term practice.

Perhaps the best you can hope for on the master’s journey, whether your art be management or marriage, badminton or ballet—is to cultivate the mind and heart from the beginning and at every stage along the way. For the master, surrender means there are no experts. There are only learners.

If you intend to take the journey of mastery, the best thing you can do is to arrange for first-rate instruction.

Intentionality fuels the master's journey. Every master is a master of vision.