believe in hardwork or luck

When I see discussions on luck versus hard work I am reminded by Gary Player and Steve Davis who both mentioned that, "The More I practice, the luckier I become." I think this saying sums up how luck and hard work go hand in hand. Luck is actually the key to success. Personally, I prefer the word opportunity, luck gives the impression of being what we use in a casino. Knowing how to grab and opportunity or chance is what makes the difference between success and failure. Bill Gates would have just been another computer geek had he not been 'lucky' enough to get to meet the right people at IBM so that he could sell them the idea of licensing DOS. Many athletes win the match when they get a 'lucky' break when the ball rolls a certain way in their favour at that crucial point. Call it luck, chance or opportunity, you need it to get ahead in life and succeed. When you get a bit of opportunity, you got to grab it and make the most of it. However, how do you know when you are lucky? What do you do before you get lucky? The answer is you have to get ready for it and how do you do it? You have to work hard, you have to prepare. A professional lawyer, for example works hard on cases nobody wants and often for very little money. He or she develops knowledge of the skills of a lawyer, developing a reputation for being good in court and helping the client. Then, all of a sudden along comes that 'lucky break' the case that makes or breaks a career. It's something similar for the professional athlete, who works hard, training until he or she makes the sport part of the natural movement. And then that 'lucky break' happens. So there you have it. You need to succeed with luck. But you can only get lucky with hard work and staying lucky is also hard work. Thomas Edison says, "Genius is 1 percent inspiration and 99 percent perspiration."

yes.most of the times i have seen other people getting lucky, but not me :-)