Mom's not too happy with my rambling about mediocrity and soft-heartedness. My point was that sometimes being temporarely emerged in everything that comes across your bow leads to temporary interest which leads to mixed results. Without longterm commitment and a deep seated desire, getting the gold is not possible. And most people are satisfied with wearing silver and bronze, and even a participation ribbon.
And when that person who is a jack of several trades takes the arena against the person who has worked and planned and sweated for a single perfection, he loses, but takes solice in "giving it his best". The truth is just that...he gave his best based on temporary interest. But hope does spring eternal, at least temporarely, then his hope shifts to some other interest.
A man who lifts year round is a better lifter than one who lifts during the season. And you can lift and play basketball and next baseball and plow fields in the spring and summer. But he must likewise lift if he wishes to be the best lifter some day. Truth?
That's all I am saying. And that quality of maintaining an interest beyond the season is rare.
The truth is most of the time you really do get what you deserve, unless someone comes along who is more deserving.