Every rider prides in his horse, but on every occasion he mounts this horse, he is taking a risk: in danger, the horse’s instinct is to throw off any extra load — the rider! In the same vein, opportunities are like horses we mount daily. Succeed, and you win the race; fail, and you get thrown off, back first to the ground. And in both circumstances, we ought to take the responsibility.
There is no opportunity that has a 100% chance of pulling through. The boundary between success and failure is very slim, but it’s the approach that often determines what side we end up with.