When an archer is shooting for nothing, he has all his skill.
If he shoots for a brass buckle, he is already nervous.
If he shoots for a prize of gold, he goes blind, or sees two targets –
He is out of his mind.

His skill has not changed, But the prize divides him.
He cares, he thinks more of winning than of shooting –
And the need to win drains him of power.

― Thomas Merton, The Way of Chuang Tzu