Quote of the Day: Nerve And Risk - Ricochet.com

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Sunday, March 1, 2020

On nerve:

“People often say I am brave, but I’ve never said I am brave. What I think I have is nerve, which is not the same thing. Being brave or being courageous is doing something you are afraid to do and I don’t do anything that I’m afraid to do. Nerve is different.When you prepare to do something, whether it’s sailing a boat across the ocean or climbing a mountain or doing anything that has an element of danger, you prepare yourself and your equipment as well as you possibly can given your resources. Having nerve is the willingness after you’ve done all your preparation to embark upon something whose outcome is uncertain and may be fatal.” — Webb Chiles, in an interview following his sixth solo circumnavigation of the globe, at age 77.

Another (different interview, couldn’t find it online) on risk:

Of adventure, I have said that amateurs seek adventures, professionals seek to avoid them. I have lived this long and sailed so far only because I plan, prepare to the extent of my resources, never do anything at the last minute, and though I have taken risks, I have never taken an uncalculated risk.

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