In a way, that’s what luck is: having high hopes and seeing the best in life when things don’t go the way you thought they would. Believing that even if the ball falls, something lucky will come of where it lands! Luck has an interesting timeline, one that sometimes reveals itself during the second, third or fourth attempt, that is why you can’t give up!  It’s that connecting the dots idea that Steve Jobs talks about: “You can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards.  So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future.  You have to trust in something-your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever. “ On the court with Crazy George, wearing my corduroy overalls, Nike tennis shoes, and my ponytails, I was learning to believe in luck, even when the spinning ball fell!  Luck is seeing the good in people and seeing the good in life. I was also learning that you attract luck simply by a willingness to try, and to publicly try regardless of your fear of looking stupid. As my father said, “laugh if the ball falls.”  In other words, get used to making mistakes, and when they happen, make fun of yourself.  Research shows that the more frequently we make fun of ourselves, the happier we tend to be. And…it beats the heck out of beating ourselves up about our mistakes.