Dear Shirley:

I like the quote and it applies not only to sports, as you know. Patience and practice, you started your post with these as ways to move toward a goal, your own goals. At the end of your post you mention how your parents try to motivate you, not with patience: seems like they hurry you along, want you to get everything right the first time, to move mountains… as if you are in a race and should do a hard workout all the time.

They are wrong and you got it right. You have the effective strategy to achieve the best performance and you will achieve even more as you apply more patience with yourself, with humility accepting yourself and starting small, moderate.

Excellent thinking, I say!

anita