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At the heart of it, mastery is practice. Mastery is staying on the path.

George Leonard

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George Leonard
Age: 87 †
Born: 1923
Born: January 1
Died: 2010
Died: January 6
Aikidoka
Writer
George Burr Leonard
Heart
Mastery
Staying
Path
Practice

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