217. It's not how Academy students conduct themselves. These thousand little rules became second nature to Erica.
behave yourself是泛指，比如可以叫小朋友乖乖的
conduct yourself是特指 ，行为表现，做人，比如好好表现你自己
218. These little routines were almost always about self-discipline in one way or another. They were about delaying gratification or exrsercising some small act of self-control.
219. If your body impersonates an attitude long enough, then the mind begins to adopt it.
impersonate 模仿; 扮演;
220. Her performance would be judged by how the ball left her racquet, and nothing else was within her control. Her own personality was not at the center. Her talent wasn't at the center. Her ego and self-worth were not at the center. The task was at the center.
221. By putting the task at the center, Erica could quiet the conscious self. She could direct her attention away from her own qualities - her expectations, her nerve, her reputation - and she could lose herself in the game.
222. Sometimes the act of focusing attention requires an immense display of mental force. Those who have habits and strategies to control their attention can control their lives.
display 显示，显露，表现（特性或情感等）
223. Ambitious people often have a vision of an elevated circle they might join. There's a common prejudice that ambitious people are driven to surpass their fellows, to be better than everybody else. In fact, most ambitious people are driven to achieve membership in some exclusive group or club.
surpass 超过，优于
224. The traits that separated those who progressed from those who did not. It was a vision of their future self.
225. The prevailing view is that geniuses are largely built, not born. The same thing many extraordinarily precocious performers have - a lot of innate ability, the ability to focus for long periods of time and an adult intent on improving one's skills. What really matters is the ability to get better gradually over time.
precocious 早熟的; 较早具备某种能力的; 较早显出的
innate 天生的; 特有的，固有的; 内在的
226. Great achievers practice in the most deliberate and self-critical way. Often they break their craft down to its smallest constituent parts, and then they work on one tiny piece of the activity over and over again.
227. Every skill is a form of memory. It takes hard work and struggle to lay down those internal structures.
228. The traits that correlated most powerfully with success were attention to detail, persistence, efficiency, analytical thoroughness, and the ability to work long hours. That is to say, the ability to organize and execute.
thoroughness 详细的，全面的，彻底的
229. They were humble, self-effacing, diligent, and resolute souls who found one thing they were really good at and did it over and over again.
self-effacing 不出风头的;不喜出风头的;谦让的;谦卑的
resolute 坚决的，刚毅的;不动摇的
diligent 勤奋的;勤勉的;用功的
230. Instead, what matters is emotional stability and conscientiousness- being dependable, making plans, and following through.
conscientiousness [ˌkɒnʃɪ'enʃəsnɪs] 责任心
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