Terry Wogan talks sense...

From yesterday's Times:

I find myself itching to slap round the ear those who say to youngsters, ‘If you want something badly enough, you can get it.’ What an absolutely destructive thing to tell them. It simply isn’t true. Wanting something is never enough. Nor even, in isolation, are intelligence and sheer hard work. A major element is always being in the right place at the right time and having something of relevance to offer... Good fortune, in other words.