I think that for the highest achievements nowadays... need to have the stable as a rock scientific base. And also need to own modesty.
“I do adore food. If I have any vice it's eating. If I was told I could only eat one food for the rest of my life, I could put up with sausage and mash forever.”
“Anybody who's serious about their passion in life gets doors slammed in their face, literally and figuratively.”