Cuche and the margin of superiority

Yesterday, I couldn't resist but watch the Lake Louise downhill ski race and, once again, was struck by Didier Cuche's technical class and total mastery, in spite of his age, when he won that relatively easy downhill made very difficult by a combination of poor light and wind. It showed me once more that in skiing, in sports, in business and in life, in order to do well, it's always better to have some reserve and not solely operate on the edge of possibility and by counting too much on Lady Luck's largesse. Through the entire course, Cuche stayed in perfect control and seemed to have a constant amount of reserve left all the way to the finish line. In fact, it shows that serious training, deep experience and a cool head will always prevail – day in, day out – and this superb athlete gave us yesterday a beautiful lesson that we skiers, can confidently take to the slopes and that all others can apply into their lives.