The professional does not wait for inspiration; he acts in anticipation of it. - Steven Pressfield

There’s no mystery to turning pro. It’s a decision brought about by an act of will. We make up our minds to view ourselves as pros and we do it. Simple as that.

When we raise our game aesthetically, we elevate it morally and spiritually as well.

This aspis was my father's and his father's before him. I have sworn before God to die before another man took this from my hand. He crossed to the ranks of Thespians, to a man, an obscure warrior among them. Into the fellow's grasp he placed the shield.