"I've been reviewing the early days of my business, and tremendous luck was involved. Sure, I was there, and did the work, but a big part of it was the wave."

"I've been reviewing the early days of my business, and tremendous luck was involved. Sure, I was there, and did the work, but a big part of it was the wave." Without the luck, the hard work would have had less effect, but without the hard work the luck would have had no effect. So, it was the hard work. Some of that work was recognizing the world that luck presented to you: studying the waves.