In particular, several of the experts told of a time in their youth when they were sick or injured in some way that prevented them from practicing for a significant amount of time. When they eventually resumed practicing, they weren’t at nearly the same level they had been at before, and, discouraged, they wanted to quit. Their parents told them that they could quit if they wished but that first they needed to keep practicing enough to get back to where they were. And this did the trick.
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