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Subject: [Leica] 90% of the game is half mental
From: shino@ubspainewebber.com
Date: Mon, 7 May 2001 18:09:49 -0400 (EDT)

i happen to have "The Yogi Book" (1998, Workman Publishing)
here at work in front of me, and on
page 69 (and the back dustjacket), "90% of the game is half mental."
yogi comments: "i have said this many times.  it's one of my better
coaching tips."

- -rei


> From: Andrew Schroter <schroter@optonline.net>
> 
> Sounds like something Yogi Berra would have said.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mark Rabiner" <mark@rabiner.cncoffice.com>
> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
> Sent: Monday, May 07, 2001 12:52 PM
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Black and white -- point me in the right direction
> 
> 
> > ><Snip>
> > > >
> > > >Ninety percent of it is half inspiration!
> > > >
> > > >Mark Rabiner
> > >
> > > Now wait a minute: is that 90% of 1/2 inspiration with agitation for 10
> > > secs every minute thereafter, or do you mean every other minute (3
> > > inversions) for 10 secs at 1:3 for 13 minutes, or do you mean 1:3 @ 90%
> > > (68°) = 10 x 3 , (2:1)/6*2 @ 70° -3 w/out agitation?
> > >
> > > Confuzed.
> > >
> > > Guy
> >
> > I was quoting Mickey Mantel. (might have been Babe Ruth)
> >
> > mark
> >