“Every good performance instils in you a solidity, a quiet understanding
that you are on a par with the best. You know you have performed well; no
one can take that away from you or make you believe otherwise. And it is
from this that the truest, most unshakeable confidence arises. Something
that can’t be imparted, can’t be instilled, can’t be inspired. It is the work
itself, the daily good performance, that rewards you.”