He knew what the Beats know and what the great tennis player knows, so…

David Foster Wallace
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He knew what the Beats know and what the great tennis player knows, son: learn to do nothing, with your whole head and body, and everything will be done by what's around you. ✨ David Foster Wallace (2011). Infinite Jest, p.117, Hachette UK
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