I've never met a genius. A genius to me is someone who does well at something he hates. Anybody can do well at something he loves - it's just a question of finding the subject.
“You had to decompress the pressure before the race. I taught my heart to relax. I lay down before the race. It gave me more energy just before the race.”
“For years I wrote in my basement. More recently I graduated to one floor above, an office with all my books and music and - ta da! - a window.”