‘’As they walked, Akira told him how proud he was, saying, “You know now that excellence is within your reach, John. It is accomplished through deliberate actions, ordinary in themselves, performed consistently and carefully, made into habits, compounded together and added up over time. I learned this from a coach in your country who won twenty-one national championships. He said that greatness is a bunch of small things done well, added up over time, that most people think are too small to matter. John, you have learned to fall in love with the process of becoming great, to take the rough side of the mountain, and to let your skills and character be refined by the day-in, day-out process of chopping wood and carrying water. I am so proud of you!” -Chop Wood Carry Water Joshua Medcalf