if I’d only made the goal trying instead of succeeding,

The professional keeps his eye on the doughnut and not on the hole. He reminds himself it’s better to be in the arena, getting stomped by the bull, than to be up in the stands or out in the parking lot.

THE ARTIST LEARNS TO KEEP THE PRESSURE ON * * * Every work resists you. It wrestles against you like an alligator. It kicks and bucks you like a bronco. The artist learns to "sit chilly," as the renowned equestrienne Sue Sally Hale used to say. He answers the bell every round. He refuses to go down. He will keep the pressure on week after