“He had a better mind and a more rigorous temperament than me; he thought logically, and then acted on the conclusion of logical thought. Whereas most of us, I suspect, do the opposite: we make an instinctive decision, then build up an infrastructure of reasoning to justify it. And call the result common sense.”

“Don't confuse a kid whining for a treat with the argument of a rigorous, logical mind," he had said, as logical as ever.”

“In contrast to logic, there is common sense, or still better, the Spirit of Reasonableness.”

“Some people realize what they want, and only then do they find reasons for justifying it. Some find the first reason that comes to mind. Others better justify it better logic.”

“Freed from thoughts of winning, I instantly play better. I stop thinking, stop feeling. My shots become a half-second quicker, my decisions become the product of instinct rather than logic.”

“Freed from the thoughts of winning, I instantly play better. I stop thinking, start feeling. My shots become a half-second quicker, my decisions become the product of instinct rather than logic.”