"It's better to be lucky, than good"

blackburnhakira
Dec 25, 2022
4 min read

This phrase was coined by Lefty Gomez, a NY Mets pitcher from the 1930’s. It meant that skills or being good at something can only take you so far if you aren’t lucky enough to succeed.

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