There is a constant debate whether sport imitates real life or visa versa. (As if sport isn’t real life.) As in life, one works hard at sport to develop abilities and then reap the benefits. In an 1889 essay Oscar Wilde held forth that “life imitates art far more than art imitates life.” Anyone who has seen a Picasso or the later years Van Gough’s work will shout “Amen!” A beginner in any sport is always told to practice hard to gain experience.