Growth only really comes at the point of resis­tance, but that is the moment that we tend to stop. Because it hurts... pushing our lim­its, is a mus­…

- Joshua Waitzkin

It is rarely a mysterious technique that drives us to the top, but rather a profound mastery of what may well be a basic skill set.

- Joshua Waitzkin

The 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 w…

- Joshua Waitzkin

Very gifted people, they win and they win, and they are told that they win because they are a winner. That seems like a positive thing to tell childr…

- Joshua Waitzkin

Our minds are all different and I believe cultivating a keen introspective sensitivity is absolutely essential in discovering our potential.

- Joshua Waitzkin

We learn by pushing ourselves and finding what really lies at the outer reaches of our abilities.

- Joshua Waitzkin

A man wants to walk across the land, but the earth is covered with thorns. He has two options - one is to pave his road, to tame all of nature into c…

- Joshua Waitzkin

Just about every error has a technical and psychological component: get good at discovering those connections

- Joshua Waitzkin

Not only do we have to be good at waiting, we have to love it. Because waiting is not waiting, it is life.

- Joshua Waitzkin