It's not being lucky or being good. It's being lucky and being good. Nobody can succeed without both. Of course there are occasional exceptions where somebody

It's not being lucky or being good. It's being lucky and being good. Nobody can succeed without both. Of course there are occasional exceptions where somebody is successful purely through luck. However, very rarely is somebody successful with no amount of luck at all. It's hard to pin down just how much of an influence random chance has had in this chaotic world. However there are plenty of very good and hardworking people who have yet to overcome a lack of good circumstances. The world is filled with failed geniuses.