If I feel the labor and the gruesome process, that helps me appreciate the art.
Ultimately, it's down to the individual. Some people are born to perform. Some people need to work hard to control themselves.
When the reward is the activity itself--deepening learning, delighting customers, doing one's best--there are no shortcuts.
...in my book success and winning are not always the same thing. To me, success is playing - or working - to the best of your ability.
From the level, both leagues are equal. You'll win no game easily. It's always a lot of work. This is true in La Liga as well as in the Bundesliga. You must always give all you have.
All good things come by grace, and grace comes by art, and art does not come easy.
At school, I had to work really hard to get a D in maths. And I wasn't slacking off; I actually did work quite hard.
